Are Unburned Tobacco Products a Safer Alternative to Cigarettes?

By Graham Lawton

First there were smokers. Then there was vaper. Now there is a tribe of nicotine users who are so new they don’t even have a name. We might call them heaters or revelers. But when the tobacco industry finds its way, they become a familiar sight.

The new strain converts to so-called heated tobacco products (HTPs) or HNB devices (heat-not-burn). Instead of burning tobacco, they heat it up and release an aerosol of nicotine and other compounds that the user …