“Nicotine is a toxic and powerfully addictive substance. Children and teenagers are especially susceptible to the addictive properties of nicotine as brain development continues throughout adolescence and into early adulthood,” wrote LeBlanc. “To address these concerns, (we) introduced measures to reduce the appeal of, access to, and use of these products by youth and people who do not smoke, while providing continued access for adults who use (nicotine replacement therapies) to quit smoking.”