E-cigarette devices, which deliver inhaled aerosol usually containing nicotine, are becoming increasingly popular, particularly among adolescents who report never having smoked combustible tobacco, according to the study authors, led by Adam Leventhal, PhD, from the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles
Unregulated marketing, ranging from product advertising to social media promotions, explicitly targets adolescents and young adults, increasing curiosity and experimentation among youth and non-smokers 27,28
Smoking cigarettes is the most prevalent way to use tobacco
Instead of using an e-liquid like Juul or other e-cigarettes, new heat-not-burn devices, or HNB, such as Philip Morris IQOS heating systems smolder tobacco leaf at high temperatures and use vaping-type chemicals to turn nicotine into a vapor that users inhale
Especially, wherever dried tobacco in the form of leaves, cigars, cigarettes, or chewing tobacco is stored
Quality Value Submitted on January 26, 2022 by Lorenzo F