White House Proposed A Rule That Would Lower Nicotine Levels In Cigarettes

By WMAR2NEWS
Posted on 06/22/22 | News Source: WMAR2NEWS

The Biden Administration revealed a proposed plan that would require tobacco companies to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes.

The White House said on Tuesday that the goal is to reduce addiction, and possibly, get more people to quit smoking.

This is all part of President Joe Biden's pledge to reduce cancer deaths by 50 percent over 25 years.

The U.S. Surgeon General reports that 87 percent of adult smokers start before 18 years old, and then become addicted.

“Because tobacco-related harms primarily result from addiction to products that repeatedly expose users to toxins, FDA would take this action to reduce addictiveness to certain tobacco products, thus giving addicted users a greater ability to quit,” the White House said in a statement.