July 7, 2004
Social benefits: Connecting without smoke Smoking can sometimes create a barrier between you and others, especially in smoke-free environments
The applications for these products did not present sufficient scientific evidence to show that the potential benefit to adult smokers outweighs the risks of youth initiation and use. When reviewing premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs), the agency evaluates, among other things, a tobacco products components, ingredients, additives, constituents, design, harmful and potentially harmful constituents and health risks, as well as how the product is manufactured, packaged and labeled
The American Heart Association, CURE Tobacco Settlement Bridge Funding, and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health helped support this research