Format
Scientific article
Publication Date
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Apelberg BJ, et al. (2018). Potential Public Health Effects of Reducing Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes in the United States. N Engl J Med 2018; 378:1725-1733 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsr1714617
Original Language

English

Country
United States
Keywords
tobacco
NEJM
FDA
harm reduction

Potential Public Health Effects of Reducing Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes in the United States

Conclusions of this study indicate that enacting a regulation to lower the nicotine content of cigarettes to minimally addictive levels in the United States would lead to a substantial reduction in tobacco-related mortality, despite uncertainty about the precise magnitude of the effects on smoking behaviors.