The US government’s call for deep nicotine reduction in cigarettes could save millions of lives – an expert who studies tobacco addiction explains
- Written by Jonathan Foulds, Professor of Public Health Sciences and Psychiatry, Penn State
A 95% reduction in the nicotine content of cigars and cigarettes would make these tobacco products largely nonaddictive.Robert Recker/The Image Bank via Getty ImagesThe cigarette is the only legal consumer product that – when used as intended – causes the premature death of half of long-term users.
To address this long-standing health...
