The FDA will work to cut the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to a point where it is not addictive. The announcement was made by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb. The FDA says tobacco is responsible for 480-thousand deaths a year as well as hundreds of billions of dollars in medical costs. Gottlieb said, quote "The overwhelming amount of death and disease attributable to tobacco is caused by addiction to cigarettes -- the only legal consumer product that, when used as intended, will kill half of all long-term users." The move is expected to be strongly opposed by cigarette makers.
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