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IQOS is a new, smokeless way to consume nicotine that heats up tobacco rather than burning it, the company said. Consuming the product still comes with health risks.
The World Health Organization states that there is currently no evidence to show that heated tobacco products such as Iqos are less harmful than other tobacco products. [4] A recent systematic review reached the same conclusion. [5] The European Respiratory Society states that heated tobacco products are addictive and cause cancer in humans. [6]
Heated tobacco is less harmful than cigarettes, but experts say it is probably more harmful than vapes, and less effective at helping smokers quit. Tobacco adverts were banned in 2002.
According to Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, IQOS is "harmful to health, but probably less harmful than smoking tobacco cigarettes". [ 109 ] In 2016, PMI submitted a multi-million page application to the US FDA for IQOS to be authorized as a modified risk tobacco product . [ 110 ]
The health risks of e-cigarettes are not known for certain, but the risk of serious adverse events is thought to be low, [96] [97] and e-cigarettes are likely safer than combusted tobacco products. [ note 5 ] [ 91 ] [ 99 ] However, this does not mean that e-cigarettes are harmless.
"Our study adds to existing evidence showing that e-cigarettes and NRT are far safer than smoking, and suggests that there is a very low risk associated with their long-term use," said lead author ...
Heated tobacco products usually heat up tobacco, rather than use liquids. [4] In contrast, electronic cigarettes heat liquids that can contain nicotine. [5] They are not e-cigarettes. [2] They can overlap with e-cigarettes such as a combination of an e-cigarette and a heated tobacco product, for the use of tobacco or e-liquid. [6]
“Ohio lags behind when it comes to tobacco control policies, and as a result, we have higher than average adult smoking rates at 18% and 36.7% of high school students use a tobacco product ...