return2ozma@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoFDA moves to cut nicotine from cigarettes, in plan first floated under Trumpwww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up190cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up190external-linkFDA moves to cut nicotine from cigarettes, in plan first floated under Trumpwww.cbsnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square19linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaretrashcan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-211 months agoNow people will just smoke more Edit: after considering the level of reduction I agree with the other commenter who said existing smokers will turn to vaping or pouches. Also, I browse all mostly and didn’t catch the community. I sorry for bringing bad energy here.
minus-squareCetaceanNeeded@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoBecause people who are addicted go for the same hit of nicotine each time, therefore if there is less nicotine in each cigarette they will have to smoke more cigarettes to get their usual hit.
minus-squareTwanHE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoIdk about that, here in the Netherlands there was a study that showed 50% would still continue smoking if the prices went up to €60 per small pack.
minus-squaretrashcan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoI should have been clear, I was referring only to current smokers.
minus-squaretrashcan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoI mean existing smokers will be more likely to have another since one didn’t give them their usual fix.
minus-squaretrashcan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-211 months agoI may have glossed over the numbers. My bad. That’s quite the difference. Those who are already addicted are likely to find it elsewhere. Edit:
Now people will just smoke more
Edit: after considering the level of reduction I agree with the other commenter who said existing smokers will turn to vaping or pouches.
Also, I browse all mostly and didn’t catch the community. I sorry for bringing bad energy here.
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Because people who are addicted go for the same hit of nicotine each time, therefore if there is less nicotine in each cigarette they will have to smoke more cigarettes to get their usual hit.
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Idk about that, here in the Netherlands there was a study that showed 50% would still continue smoking if the prices went up to €60 per small pack.
I should have been clear, I was referring only to current smokers.
That’s not how it works.
I mean existing smokers will be more likely to have another since one didn’t give them their usual fix.
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I may have glossed over the numbers. My bad. That’s quite the difference. Those who are already addicted are likely to find it elsewhere.
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