FDA lets Philip Morris market Zyn nicotine pouches as less harmful than cigarettes

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4. Mitigating some of the harm is not the same as ending it

but anything is better than basting your lungs with thick, black goo every half hour or so

The real need is to get off the nicotine, not trying to kid oneself into thinking it has become safe because it is not being smoked. The black goo in the lungs makes smokers sick. The nicotine is generally what kills them due to its massive effect on the cardiovascular system.

IOW, this looks like Philip Morris losing market share to vaping. and trying to convinc vapers that there is an even safer way to get thei nicotine they are dependent on.