Notice; Nicotine Steering Committee, establishment of public docket
2017-1177
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I watched my sister die a miserable death due to smoking.  She was addicted as a teen and repeatedly tried to quit. She died at 49 years old.  Legal tobacco is nothing more than regulated murder.  The FDA can and should do everything in its power to provide every avenue to the citizens of this country to conquer their addiction to tobacco.  The only bar for a method of quitting should be whether the side effects of the method to quit are equally as bad as or worse than tobaccos effects, a very low bar, indeed.   It makes sense to me to require any tobacco product that is sold in the USA to have a non-addictive level of nicotine.  I realize the tobacco companies will not like this, but I think its time that we, as a nation, take the lead and take action to remove products that cause major health problems.  This will lead to a new generation of young people not smoking as much as prior generations, which will greatly lessen the burden on our health care system.  Maybe this cant be done all at once, but lets at least start with providing low nicotine products along side traditional products, then give the tobacco companies a deadline years out when all of their products must be low nicotine.  Also, it looks like the science backs using a low nicotine product to help cigarette smokers quit smoking.  Lets provide this as an option for people where other methods or drugs arent working.Its time we make history and take a stand on this very important issue! Comments submitted by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Back in 1998 I had an embolism that completely filled one of my lungs. My doctor told me it was caused by smoking and that if I didnt quit the next time it would likely kill me. When I left the hospital I had a new companion, an oxygen tank that went with me everywhere I went, 24/7. I tried everything to quit, prescribed to home therapies, yet nothing worked so I continued to smoke knowing that some day I may not wake up. Then in 2009 my Dr removed my bad lung, and put me in a nursing home/rehab home, to recover and teach me How to live with only one lung. Problem was the home didnt allow smoking, so my Dr bought me an electronic cigarette to help me with my cravings, because he knew I had tried everything. It was the best thing that ever happened to me, I not only quit smoking cigarettes but before I left the nursing home they took me off of the oxygen too. My blood oxygen level went from 89% to 98% without oxygen. When people say vaping saved my life, I can say it and mean it completely. There is no doubt in my mind, if I had continued to smoke back then I would Be dead right now, instead of sharing this with you. I started smoking around 14, neither of my parents smoked but I had an older sibling that was smoking and hiding it from them so I started doing the same. I had a few friends around my age who also smoked. By 16 I was smoking around a pack a day, buying them from legal aged individuals. I couldnt play sports or run anymore and by 19 I was smoking 2 packs a day and started having much more serious coughing and breathing issues. I ended up seeing my doctor who told me I had early onset COPD and that it was only going to get worse. I tried quitting multiple times between then and around 21 using gum and patches and pretty much anything else someone said would work, but none of those methods worked in the long term. I always ended up going back to smoking. I bought my first vape pen around 21 and decided Id give it a try since I had tried almost everything else and stuck with it for a few months, but my device was extremely fragile and first generation technology so inevitably, it broke. Once it did I went back to smoking for a few more months but I then had a friend of mine show me his new vape device and it outperformed my old device 10 fold. The next day I went and bought the exact same one and threw out my cigarettes. From that point forward I havent picked up a cigarette since. I started with the highest nicotine possible and worked my way down to the lowest available. During that time I actually picked up running again, doing quite a few races with my older brother. My cough is completely gone and at my last check up my doctor actually told me that I didnt show any signs of ever being a smoker or having any COPD related issues. I breathe better and so does my family. I recently had a son who I never would have been able to keep up with or spend as much time with without this experience, not to mention the issue of second hand smoke which wouldve probably kept me from trying to have him in the first place. My entire life is better and its due in large part to vaping and how it helped me quit smoking when all other options failed miserably. Its difficult for me to think about being in my late 20s now having COPD or, even worse, cancer, but those were the only two ends I saw to the path I was on. My hope is that this same option that changed my life for the better will be around and available to someone who has a similar story as I do. Someone who is desperate for a better solution after trying all the others should be afforded that right. I started vaping 3 years ago when my 3 year old daughter begged me to quit smoking so I wouldnt die like her grandfather. so I said I would try to quit. I had a friend that Vaped and said I should try it so I bought a ego pen expecting it not to work I think I half hoped it wouldnt work because I didnt want to quit smoking but I gave it a shot the pen held off the cravings for  a while but when I got a open system device is when I really started enjoying vaping now I can breathe better taste my food the way its supposed to taste and just better life all because my child was smart enough to know that vaping had to be better than smoking so if I can quit with vaping anyone can I have been vaping for a little over a year now. I started smoking when I was 11, and quitting smoking and vaping has saved me! I have saved a lot of money, and feel so much better! I can taste and smell better.  I can breathe and not get out of breath so quickly walking! I also recently got my sister to vape, although she still smokes a few cigarettes now and then, she can breathe so much easier! She has COPD, and emphyzema from smoking, and has noticed a big difference in her breathing!  I started smoking at the age of 13. By the time I was bombed in Iraq and medically retired for injuries after 9 years of service I was smoking up to 5 packs a day of cigarettes. I started vaping to save my life and prolong my time with my wife and children. I have been vaping for 5 years now and havent touched a single cigarette since my first month starting. I know for a fact if I wasnt able to vape, Id be back to smoking cigs. Please reconsider your thoughts and actions towards this wonderful life saving ade. If I could do it then anyone can. Why should our nation be emphysemic and cancerous? Why should our children be forced to live under the roof of a heavy smoker as mine did, potentially causing internal damage to them over a ignorant action of adults? Theres no reason for this. The life saving ade is here now! Thousands upon thousands of people have discovered it and are now living active and healthier lifestyles. Why take that away from the millions still suffering? Please, please reconsider this.   My father died due to lung cancer from smoking for 40+ years. I started vaping due to smokers cough and within three weeks of vaping i no longer had the cough. I strongly beleive that vaping is saving my life. I have more energy now than I did with smoking and feel 100% better. Hello my name is Robert Postlethwait.i started smoking at the age of 18. since i started smoking i found that i enjoyed it, like i loved to smoke cigarettes. when i turned 33 i found i was having trouble breathing, my side of my body hurt real bad, i was having uncontrolable coughing fits. i started snoring while sleeping. then i found vaping and i have been vaping for the last 2 years and my side quit hurting i dont have coughing fits anymore. i can breath so much better now. i am healthier today because of vaping. now i enjoy vaping. my doctors told me if i stayed on my current path that i would die a young man. after vaping for 2 years i have been given a clean bill of health. please dont take vaping away