Access to e-cigarettes by kids is a “big concern” for the Food and Drug Administration, and the agency plans to take steps soon to better address the vaping problem.
Make no mistake, e-cigarettes contain nicotine, FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Friday, adding they’re becoming increasingly popular among young people.
“If all we end up doing is addicting a whole new generation on nicotine through e-cigarettes, then we will have done a bad service to this country,” he said on “Squawk Box.”