BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A University of Vermont researcher wants to know what works to get smokers to switch to products that use less nicotine.
Elias Klemperer was recently awarded a grant to study nicotine-limiting standards across the Northeast.
The FDA got the authority to regulate nicotine in cigarettes 15 years ago. Since then, there has been an effort to understand the best ways to do this to help smokers reduce the amount they consume.
“We’re consistently finding that when people who smoke cigarettes switch over to very low nicotine content cigarettes it reduces smoking overall. It cuts down on toxicant exposure and increases cigarette abstinence, which has the potential to have a tremendous public health impact and save a lot of lives,” Klemperer said.
Their trial will last for five years. They aren’t enrolling participants yet but they will be in the future. Those people will track nicotine use for 12 weeks and see which nicotine-limiting standards are most effective, including whether e-cigarettes can help. Click here for more information.
Watch the video to see our Cat Viglienzoni’s full conversation with Elias Klemperer.