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The Food and Drug Administration has recently proposed to dramatically reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes. This measure is expected to make cigarettes less addictive and easier to quit; studies have shown that very low nicotine cigarettes reduce dependence and increase quit attempts in comparison with standard nicotine cigarettes.<\/p>\n

\"Justin<\/a>
Justin Byron, PhD, Assistant Professor at UNC Family Medicine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However, this proposed regulation leaves out other combustible tobacco products, such as little and filtered cigars. These products often look and feel like cigarettes, being the same length, with similar filters; the packaging and marketing also mimics that of regular cigarettes.<\/p>\n

“Little and filtered cigars are essentially cigarettes,\u201d says Byron. \u201cIt’s not like wrapping them in tobacco rather than paper makes them any safer.<\/p>\n

“The tobacco industry has often been one step ahead of policymakers,\u201d he added. \u201cThis is a key loophole to close ahead of time to help more smokers who want to quit.”<\/p>\n

Justin Byron, PhD is a researcher with the Department of Family Medicine, with a dual appointment with the School of Global Public Health. The full commentary is available online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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