That’s the rationale behind a new rule proposed on January 15 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which seeks to limit the amount of the addictive chemical nicotine in cigarettes.

The Food and Drug Administration has proposed slashing the levels of nicotine — the drug that actually makes you feel good — in cigarettes so drastically that they'd no longer be able to get ...

The new rule, published Jan. 15 in the Federal Register, would reduce the allowable nicotine levels in cigarettes by up to 95 percent, banning nearly all cigarettes currently on the market.