Cigarettes : the United States want to make them less addictive

Rangizzz/epictura

Published the 29.07.2017 to 14h19

A A

Keywords :

tabacnicotineaddictionFDA

The country of Uncle Sam has decided to get rid of the scourge of cigarette smoking. And for this, he strikes a blow against the tobacco industry. The american Agency food and drug administration (FDA) announced on 28 July and she is thinking of reducing the concentration of nicotine in the products on the market. If the decision is confirmed, the manufacturer should propose a rate which does not make it addictive.

Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, the origin of this consultation, explained the logic behind this change of strategy in a speech that was crystal clear. “Nicotine is at the heart of the problem, and it is also the solution to the question of addiction,” says this doctor of training. The population is set to make his contributions on this proposal.

480 000 early deaths

The idea is simple. By forcing the manufacturers of cigarettes to offer products that are non-addictive, FDA hopes to encourage Americans to turn to less harmful alternatives, such as the electronic cigarette. But also limit the entry to tobacco in young people.

Because if the nicotine is not the product that is most harmful in a cigarette, it is she who is the origin of the long-term consumption. This substance is, indeed, highly addictive. “The vast majority of deaths and diseases associated with tobacco are caused by the addiction to cigarette smoking is the only legal product that, if used as intended, will kill half of the customers in the long term “, writes Scott Gottlieb.

Each year, 480 000 premature deaths are attributed to tobacco products. They also promote cardiovascular disease and pulmonary conditions chronic disabling.