It has long been established that cigarette smoke is harmful, contributing to various respiratory diseases, including chronic pulmonary conditions and a higher risk of influenza-related complications
In their subsequent analysis of IQOS emissions, they concluded that the heated tobacco vapour also contained harmful chemicals which stem from pyrolysis the term for incomplete combustion and thermogenic degradation, making it more similar to cigarette smoke than the company was claiming
Current warnings were however considered less effective in prompting current smokers to quit with participants describing them as being un-relatable to teenagers, and smokers as having become desensitized to the warnings used
In developed countries, smoking rates are steadily declining due to strong public health policies
[85] Vending machines, individually sold single cigarettes, and product displays near schools, next to candy and sweet drinks, and at the eye-level of young children are all used around the world to sell nicotine-containing products
