When FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANRPM) on the regulation of flavored tobacco products in March 2018, he recognized the role flavors can play in tobacco harm reduction: Ive talked to ex-smokers, whove told me that they quit cigarettes altogether and that they now vape
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The way we [used methadone] for harm reduction with drug addicts was to control would get it, and the products were not made to be particularly attractive, said Kenneth Michael Cummings, co-leader of the Medical University of South Carolinas tobacco research program
Inclusion criteria for the national program are being 5574 years of age and having a smoking history of 20 pack-years (active smoking or having quit no longer than 15 years ago) or being aged 5055 years of age and having the same smoking history criteria and an additional risk factor, such as exposure to toxic compounds, previous cancer history, or diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) (82)
The move by the FDA means it is illegal for retailers to sell or distribute the four cigarette brands and RJ Reynolds must dispose of them within 30 days or face financial penalties or criminal prosecution
