“We should not allow the debate about the new tobacco products to distract us from the main objective – promoting regulatory measures we
know are effective in cutting smoking and supporting those people who
want to quit”, they wrote.
The organisations wrote in the document that they do not recommend the use of heat-not-burn tobacco products and warn of their risks,
adding that “the best way to safeguard human health is to stop people
from starting to consume tobacco in any form and provide the help needed
to stop smoking”.
The heat-not-burn products contain nicotine, a highly addictive substance that exists in tobacco, causing dependence in its users, and
other added compounds that do not exist in tobacco, furthermore, they
are frequently aromatised”, they warned.
The 12 scientific organisations and healthcare organisations said these products are also “a temptation for non-smokers and minors to
start smoking” adding that experimentation and the use of electronic
cigarettes among youths and adolescents “is growing exponentially”.
