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A first for the Tobacco Endgame – new content not published elsewhere! I agree that the FDA should evaluate new tobacco product applications in a timely manner. But I also believe that the FDA should strengthen enforcement of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 by removing unauthorized tobacco products like disposable vaping products…

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2827428 California continues to lead the way. It is unlikely the FDA will follow but California can continue to chart the path forward into 2028

“In reality, what kills most smokers is smoke and tar in regular cigarettes. While nicotine isn’t benign, its contribution to cancer and cardiovascular disease is far smaller than the danger incurred by frequently inhaling toxic cigarette smoke. More than half of all long-term smokers will die a smoking-related death. But research so far suggests that alternative nicotine…

Every time Big Tobacco hooks another generation of kids on nicotine, taxpayers will pay the price. What many voters don’t realize is that even if they don’t smoke, our state is still on the hook for billions of dollars in health care-related costs. The COVID-19 pandemic has only further highlighted the urgency for current smokers…

https://www.facs.org/for-medical-professionals/news-publications/news-and-articles/bulletin/2023/october-2023-volume-108-issue-10/it-s-never-too-late-for-breast-cancer-patients-to-quit-smoking/

Read the CNN article here

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/fda-should-reduce-nicotine-cigarettes-and-use-better-test-ensure-happens

https://www.capradio.org/articles/2023/04/15/tobacco-sales-phaseout-withers-in-california-without-support-from-anti-tobacco-advocates/