As an ex-smoker I can attest to the massively addictive nature of nicotine. But I don’t think this will have the strong affect the FDA is planning for.
I think this will cause an immediate increase in the number of cigarettes sold and the tobacco companies will cleanup.
If you reduce the amount of nicotine in the cigarettes I smoke by, say, 20%, I can easily negate your action by buying and smoking 20% more cigarettes.
IMHO, there is only one sure way to quit smoking and that’s to just quit, cold turkey. Yes the first few days are Hell, but the physical addiction disappears after a week or so. After that, you have to conquer the mental addiction and that’s much tougher.
I quit in Dec, 1999 and have wanted a cig at least once a day ever since. Have always been able to stop the desire, but who knows?
I quit in 1996. There were times when I really wanted one. At 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months. After a year I had no more desire. In fact when I am around people who smoke the Oder makes me sick.
Of COURSE the fedgov want to lower the nicotine levels, as this will mean more packs sold, ergo more tax money to waste.
Mother trucking petty little micro managing control freaks all.