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To the Editor: The Special Report by Kessler et al. (Sept. 26 issue)¹ on the regulation of tobacco products by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) failed to mention an important preventive action — namely, the reduction of nicotine levels. Fortunately, the tobacco industry has confirmed that there are various ways in which nicotine levels are and can be manipulated, and even eliminated, in both cigarettes and chewing tobacco. If the maximal dose of nicotine delivered by a cigarette² were fixed at 0.01 mg or less, I suggest that the issues of prohibition, advertising, and concern about many health factors . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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