House votes to treat tobacco as a drug

  It sounds like the overburdened FDA could get a little busier in the future if the bill passes the Senate as well.  BD 

If the U.S. House gets its way, the FDA soon may have even more power--to regulate tobacco as a drug. Reps voted overwhelmingly to charge the agency with overseeing the tobacco industry, in spite of a veto threat by President Bush. It's a move long sought by anti-smoking advocates, and one lobbied for, as you may recall, by ex-FDA chief David Kessler.

House votes to treat tobacco as a drug - FiercePharma