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Vape Additives that Mimic Nicotine Are Potent—and Largely Unregulated
Scientific American
| Published:
September 10, 2024
A modified version of nicotine, the addictive ingredient in cigarettes, appeared in the U.S. vaping market in May 2023, prompting alarm among tobacco researchers. These products are being marketed as beyond the reach of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. According to health researchers, this is the latest in a long history of moves by tobacco companies to avoid regulation and amounts to a large-scale human safety experiment...