What the Departure of Vaping’s Most Powerful Opponent Means for American Teens
The resignation of FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb could stymie efforts to get young people off tobacco.
Parents hoping to pry the vapes from their teenagers’ hands now might face an even more uncertain road ahead. Just days after Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb reportedly delivered a plan to curtail e-cigarettes’ booming sales to the White House, he announced that he’ll be leaving his role as the head of the agency in April.
Gottlieb’s announcement was unexpected—he had rumors of his departure as recently as two months ago—and it could be an inflection point for both anti-tobacco advocates and those who see e-cigarettes as an important harm-reduction tool in the fight against smoking. With rates
