United States: The Biden administration is expected to go down in history for cutting smoking addiction by putting a nicotine limit in cigarettes. This radical action can save millions of Americans’ lives and significantly decrease the numbers of active smokers in the United States, as reported by NBC News.
A Last-Minute Push
There is anticipation for a regulation of levels of nicotine in cigarettes before the end of the Biden administration. The change, which would cut how much nicotine is in cigarettes to as little as 5%, seeks to neutralize the grip that the tobacco industry has on smokers. This decision is coming following the President Biden’s dismissal of appealing to Black lives after a long pledge to banishment of menthol cigarettes.
Potential Consequence
It is nicotine that keeps people smoking and yet lowering of nicotine content can save millions of lives. Scientists, therefore, recommend that nicotine levels in cigarettes should be lowered to help cut the number of people using cigarettes and the terrible effects of cigarettes to society. Health authorities such as the American Heart Association have hailed this proposal as a historic action likely to revolutionize the health of the general population.
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The FDA has been arguing over regulation of nicotine for more than a decade now. In the 2017 the FDA embarking under the Trump administration tried to compel cigarette makers to have less nicotine content. This idea, however, is not far off from being a possibility now that the Biden administration is in power. It may take years to complete, but there is an increasingly loud voice that could significantly transform the combat against killers such as cancer, heart diseases, and the likes – this is this initiative, as reported by NBC News.
A Game-Changer
Reducing nicotine is one of the single most effective things that a society can ever do for public health. Since smoking is known to be the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, lowering nicotine will save millions of lives and prevent associated diseases accruing from smoking. Nearing the final countdown in the continuing fight against tobacco dependence, this proposal is imperative.