Sally Howard , 2025-06-24 07:51:00
The rise of new and emerging nicotine products, including e-cigarettes, nicotine pouches, and heated tobacco products, threatens to undermine hard won public health gains made over the past 20 years, the World Health Organisation has said in a new report on tobacco control.
The report1 highlights how e-cigarettes have been found to raise the concentration of particulate matter in indoor environments and are linked to lung injuries. New nicotine products are being aggressively marketed, including in adverts that target children and adolescents, the analysis finds.
The report also raises concerns about e-cigarettes being promoted as a less harmful alternative to conventional cigarettes—and …
