FDA proposes cutting nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels

The FDA wants to make smoking non-addictive. As part of new regulatory efforts to try to limit the harmful effects of tobacco, the agency wants to cut nicotine levels in cigarettes significantly. Tobacco kills more than 480,000 people a year in the US And costs society almost $300 billion annually in medical costs and lost productivity. The FDA will also issue new regulations for products like cigars, pipe tobacco, and e-cigarettes. Tobacco company shares plunged after the FDA announced the proposal.