Join Frank T. Leone, MD, MS, FCCP, Chair of CHEST’s Tobacco/Vaping Work Group, for an interview with Brian King, PhD, MPH, the recently appointed Director of the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP). The CTP is the Food and Drug Administration arm responsible for carrying out the law commonly known as the Tobacco Control Act, which gave the agency broad authority to regulate the manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products. 

Their conversation touches on key priorities for CTP, the enforcement capacity of the agency, updates on the evaluation of electronic cigarettes, and the goals of reducing nicotine content in cigarettes. Finally, Dr. King shares advice on how you—a member of the chest medicine community—can become more engaged in these types of issues. 

CHEST’s advocacy mission 

CHEST supports the development of policies and regulatory or legislative actions that improve access to health, particularly around tobacco and vaping, oxygen access, pulmonary rehabilitation, and noninvasive ventilation. Read about our advocacy priorities and statements. 

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