Wednesday 22 June 2022 10:50 PM Experts laud Biden's move to restrict nicotine in cigarettes to 'non-addictive' ... trends now
Public health ant tobacco addiction experts largely approve of a recent move by the Biden Administration to limit the nicotine in cigarettes sold in the U.S. to 'non-addictive' levels - but do fear it could spur some to smoke more than before.
The plan was unveiled by the White House on Tuesday, as part of a greater effort to lower tobacco use in the U.S. - especially among teens and minority communities - and to reduce cancer deaths over the coming decades.
Experts tell DailyMail.com that the move will likely prevent more people from becoming addicted to nicotine, though positive results may not be seen for years.
One expert warns that some heavily-addicted nicotine users will just start smoking more cigarettes to get their fix, causing even more bodily harm to themselves in the process.
Experts agree that bans reducing nicotine available in cigarettes can help reduce smoking, but are split on bans for e-ciggs
Dr Michael Steinberg, the director of the Tobacco Dependence Program at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, told DailyMail.com that this move could be highly effective.
‘I think reducing nicotine to non-addictive levels in cigarettes has potential to be the most impactful policy by the FDA since cigarettes entered the market,' he explained.
He said that stopping people from experimenting with cigarettes is largely impossible, as a curious mind will always try things at least once.
Dr Michael Steinberg (pictured), the director of the Tobacco Dependence Program at Rutgers, says that it could be the most impactful policy by the FDA since cigarettes entered the market
Significantly reducing the nicotine in each cigarette will lead to a majority of people being turned off by a cigarette after using it just once, and lead to less long-term smokers.
‘There’s nothing inherently pleasurable about inhaling smoke into your lungs,’ he said.
Cigarettes contain two main ingredients, nicotine and tobacco. The former is highly addictive, Steinberg says it is one of the most addictive legal substances.
Tobacco is not addictive
