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Expert cites benefits of heat-not-burn items
The introduction of heat-not-burn (HNB) tobacco products as better alternatives to combustible tobacco would translate into public health gains, according to a public health expert.To get more news about HNB, you can visit hitaste.net official website.
Helen Redmond, adjunct professor at New York University-Silver School of Social Work, was referring to HNB or heated tobacco products (HTPs), which are smoke-free devices that heat, instead of burn specially designed tobacco units to release flavorful nicotine-containing tobacco vapor.
As the tobacco is not burned, the levels of harmful chemicals produced by HNB products are significantly lower compared to combustible cigarette smoke.She made the statement before the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the marketing of IQOS, the tobacco heating system of Philip Morris International, as a modified risk tobacco product (MRTP).
It has been known for decades that tar and carcinogens found in tobacco smoke, causes the death and disease associated with smoking and not nicotine.The use of nicotine is no threat, because nicotine is not the problem. Combustible tobacco is,” Redmond said. “There is a widespread, mistaken notion that nicotine causes cancer and other health problems. That is false. What causes health problems is lighting tobacco on fire. The combustion releases thousands of toxic chemicals.”
“If HNB products appeal to smokers who, for whatever reason, find that vaping — estimated by Public Health England to be 95 percent safer than smoking — isn’t for them, it’s a huge win for public health,” she added.
The FDA’s MRTP authorization shows that IQOS is a fundamentally different product than combustible cigarettes, and must be regulated differently. The FDA’s decision is consistent with earlier conclusions of other leading regulatory and scientific bodies, including in the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands, which have found that the product emits lower levels of harmful toxicants.She said e-cigarettes and HNB devices proved effective in making smokers switch because they offer the same pleasure, rituals and relaxation associated with smoking. A February 2019 clinical trial by UK’s National Institute for Health Research found that e-cigarette was twice as effective as nicotine replacement treatments such as patches and gum at helping smokers quit.
PMI has conducted extensive research on IQOS, including 18 non-clinical and 10 clinical studies. Based on PMI evidence to date, switching completely to IQOS — while not risk-free — is a better alternative for those who would otherwise continue to smoke.
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