Chinese Companies Are Selling Vapes With Chemicals Potentially More Potent Than Nicotine

Chinese vape manufacturers are selling products containing nicotine analogs such as 6-methyl-nicotine, compounds that tobacco companies researched for decades but did not commercialize. These substances are used in vaping products marketed in the United States. The compounds are structurally similar to nicotine but may not be explicitly regulated under current US vaping restrictions, which primarily target nicotine itself.

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