Tag: Smoking and Tobacco

Breaking Nicotine’s Powerful Draw

Nicotine patches, gum and vapes can help to satisfy some of the cravings, but they cannot replace the…

F.D.A. Set to Propose Lower Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes

The Food and Drug Administration is planning to require tobacco companies to slash the amount of nicotine in…

F.D.A. Moves to Ban Sales of Menthol Cigarettes

Public health advocates have long sought a menthol ban. When the landmark Tobacco Control Act passed in 2009,…

House Passes $1.5 Trillion Spending Bill as Democrats Drop Covid Aid

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday passed a sprawling $1.5 trillion federal spending bill that includes a huge…

Swiss Approve Ban on Tobacco Ads

ZURICH — Advertisements glamorizing cigarettes will soon be a thing of the past in Switzerland, after voters on…