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Quitting Smoking: Closer with Every Attempt
Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States, accounting for 480,000 premature deaths per year.
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FDA Proposes New Health Warnings for Cigarette Packs and Ads
Using new text statements and color images, the agency is poised to fill gaps in the public's understanding of cigarette smoking's negative health consequences.
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Flavors in Tobacco Products: What are the Potential Risks and Benefits to Public Health?
When the Tobacco Control Act gave FDA authority to regulate tobacco products in 2009, it banned flavors such as strawberry, vanilla, and cinnamon from cigarettes to minimize the attractiveness of these products to kids.
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FDA Authorizes Modified Risk Tobacco Products
On October 22, 2019, FDA granted the first-ever modified risk orders to Swedish Match USA, Inc. for eight snus smokeless tobacco products. This means the eight products may be advertised with specific information about the lower risks of certain...
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Youth & Tobacco
Use of tobacco products, no matter what type, is almost always started and established during adolescence when the developing brain is most vulnerable to nicotine addiction.
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Harmful and Potentially Harmful Constituents (HPHCs)
The chemicals or chemical compounds found in tobacco products that cause or may cause serious health problems have specific FDA reporting requirements.
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Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - An Overview
To protect the public and create a healthier future for all Americans, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act gives FDA authority to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products.
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FDA and NIH Study: Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health
Over 46,000 people are participating in FDA and NIH's population assessment study.
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Chemicals in Cigarettes: From Plant to Product to Puff
Do you know how many harmful chemicals are in cigarettes or how they get into the product? Watch three videos to learn more about the stages of cigarettes, from plant to product to puff.
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Youth Tobacco Use: Results from the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS)
The National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS). NYTS was designed to provide national data on long-term, intermediate, and short-term indicators key to the design, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive tobacco prevention and control programs.
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Q&A with CTP’s Director of Communications
Kathy Crosby is the Director of the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) Office of Health Communication and Education. This multidisciplinary office contains several specialized divisions and teams, including regulatory communications, public...
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PATH Study Findings Give Insight into Flavored Tobacco, Health Effects of E-Cigarettes,...
Tobacco regulation is a dynamic field and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) relies on a robust science base to develop regulations that improve public health. Below you can learn more about initial findings from the Population Assessment...
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Cigarette Smoking: A Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes
It is a known fact that smoking poses serious health risks, negatively impacting vital organs like the lungs and the heart. But did you know that smoking can increase your risk for Type 2 diabetes?
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How Could Lowering Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes Change the Future of Public Health?
On March 15, 2018, FDA issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to seek comments on a potential nicotine product standard, encouraging the public to submit comments, research, and data on a number of related topics.
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Nicotine: The Addictive Chemical in Tobacco Products
Nicotine is a highly addictive chemical compound present in the tobacco plant. Tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, hookah tobacco, and most e-cigarettes, contain nicotine.
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