But independent researchers and public health experts argue that heated tobacco products are still harmful to human health and urge users to give up tobacco altogether
As cancer progresses, it may invade deeper into other surrounding tissue
Legalization does not remove the risk but its still significantly lower than confirmed alcohol-related deaths
cigarette shipments fell by a median of 2.9 percent in the first quarter among the nations top tobacco companies, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Industries
Current smoking prevalence in 2020/21 was over six times (prevalence ratio: 6.06, 95%CI: 4.22 to 8.70, adjusted for age, gender and ethnicity) higher among the most deprived quintile of the population (quintile 5: 22.6%, 180,000 people) than the least deprived quintile (quintile 1: 4.2%, 35,000 people)