This determination, through the submission of Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTAs), is based on a rigorous, science-based process
Research finds that nicotine and tobacco abuse is the leading preventable cause of death nationally
This in itself was a pretty big deal for me because I was raised in a religious household and our beliefs are that we try to have partners of the same faith
"The law passed in 2009 and we're here in 2023, 14 years later, so while we worked very closely with FDA on this issue, we're pretty unhappy that they've taken such a long time to get this done," said President and CEO of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Yolonda Richardson
Making this change will drive a major decline in smoking addiction, help save lives and reduce health care costs. A Washington Healthy Youth Survey released in 2015 showed about 40,000 Washington youth aged 11-17 smoked in the past 30 days