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Publication date: 1 June 2002

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 74 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0002-2667

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Publication date: 1 March 2000

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Facilities, vol. 18 no. 3/4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0263-2772

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Publication date: 1 August 2004

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Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, vol. 51 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0003-5599

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Publication date: 1 December 2000

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Facilities, vol. 18 no. 13/14
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0263-2772

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Publication date: 1 January 2000

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Facilities, vol. 18 no. 1/2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0263-2772

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Publication date: 5 June 2023

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Pragmatic Engineering and Lifestyle
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ISBN: 978-1-80262-997-2

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Publication date: 10 September 2020

Renée O'Leary and Riccardo Polosa

This paper aims to overview the need for tobacco harm reduction, the consumer products that facilitate tobacco harm reduction and the barriers to its implementation. The worldwide…

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This paper aims to overview the need for tobacco harm reduction, the consumer products that facilitate tobacco harm reduction and the barriers to its implementation. The worldwide endemic of tobacco smoking results in the death of over seven million smokers a year. Cigarette quit rates are very low, from 3%–12%, and relapse rates are high, from 75%–80% in the first six months and 30%–40% even after one year of abstinence. In addition, some smokers do not desire to quit. Cigarette substitution in tobacco harm reduction is one strategy that may reduce the burden of morbidity and mortality.

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This review examines the displacement of smoking through substitution of non-combustible low-risk products such as snus, heated tobacco products and e-cigarettes.

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Toxicological testing, population studies, clinical trials and randomized controlled trials demonstrate the potential reductions in exposures for smokers. Many barriers impede the implementation of product substitution in tobacco harm reduction. These products have been subjected to regulatory bans and heavy taxation and are rejected by smokers and society based on misperceptions about nicotine, sensational media headlines and unsubstantiated fears of youth addiction. These barriers will need to be addressed if tobacco harm reduction is to make the maximum impact on the tobacco endemic.

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This review provides the rationale for tobacco harm reduction, evaluates the current products available and identifies the barriers to implementation.

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Drugs and Alcohol Today, vol. 20 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1745-9265

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Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, vol. 61 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0003-5599

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Publication date: 1 June 2003

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 75 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0002-2667

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Publication date: 1 October 1999

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Pigment & Resin Technology, vol. 28 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0369-9420

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