In the last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration began publicly acknowledging harm reduction as a legitimate principle within its regulatory framework. Through its Premarket Tobacco Product Application process, companies can gain authorization to sell their products in the U.S. An important distinction here is that these products are not recognized by the FDA as being safe or approved for treatment of tobacco use disorder.

February is American Heart Month, an important time to champion actions to help people improve their heart health

The number of patients I’m seeing for help with e-cigarette use has gone up exponentially in the last few years.