Reading Corner: What is synthetic nicotine and what does it mean for the youth vaping epidemic?

Many e-cigarette makers that used tobacco-derived nicotine have recently switched to synthetic nicotine to avoid regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, that loophole was closed on March 11, 2022, when Congress passed, and the President signed, language into law that clarified that synthetic nicotine products must be regulated by the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products in the same way that tobacco-derived nicotine products are regulated. Learn more about synthetic “tobacco-free nicotine” at the links below:

• What is synthetic nicotine and what does it mean for the youth vaping epidemic?
• White paper: Marketing of "tobacco-free" and "synthetic nicotine" products