I don't know if a medical journal counts as a news source, and this article is 2 years old. But it does illustrate the mind-set we are up against.
Can Reducing Nicotine Help Wean Smokers? -- Beckman 99 (10): 749 -- JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2007 99(10):749-750; doi:10.1093/jnci/djk218
Can Reducing Nicotine Help Wean Smokers?
One set of researchers advocates for reducing nicotine in cigarettes as the way to stamp out smoking.
Other researchers point out that when nicotine is reduced, smokers compensate by smoking more and/or inhaling more deeply.
This guy would appear to be in our corner, but the "it looks like smoking" factor could be a drawback in his mind:
"I would envision making nicotine replacement therapies easy to get, while phasing out nicotine from cigarettes so smoke doesn't get linked with nicotine usage," Rose says. "Right now it's just the opposite. The clean nicotine is hard to get and it's easy to get the cancer-causing one."
Your thoughts?
Can Reducing Nicotine Help Wean Smokers? -- Beckman 99 (10): 749 -- JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2007 99(10):749-750; doi:10.1093/jnci/djk218
Can Reducing Nicotine Help Wean Smokers?
One set of researchers advocates for reducing nicotine in cigarettes as the way to stamp out smoking.
Other researchers point out that when nicotine is reduced, smokers compensate by smoking more and/or inhaling more deeply.
This guy would appear to be in our corner, but the "it looks like smoking" factor could be a drawback in his mind:
"I would envision making nicotine replacement therapies easy to get, while phasing out nicotine from cigarettes so smoke doesn't get linked with nicotine usage," Rose says. "Right now it's just the opposite. The clean nicotine is hard to get and it's easy to get the cancer-causing one."
Your thoughts?