User:Aphis Marta/Publications

Space for research and other publications that may be useful as references in a range of Wikipedia articles/talk pages.

Tobacco Harm Reduction, HNB, e-cigarettes, etc

 * See other Wikipedia articles, like Tobacco harm reduction and the "See also" links therein, Electronic cigarette, and others to be added.
 * | World Health Organization on HNB - defines the product, gives examples, explains how they work, etc. Broader than just IQOS, which is key for a more general description.
 * | Public Health England report. So far, most industry-independent publications about heated tobacco products review IQOS, specifically. Their review of evidence suggested that HNB may be considerably less harmful than cigarettes, but more than e-cigarettes. Advised that regulation and taxation should be applied to favor the least harmful options alongside other tobacco control efforts.

IQOS specific

 * Researchers in Japan found similar levels of nicotine in mainstream IQOS aerosol as in cigarette smoke, but significantly lower levels of several harmful compounds (eg TSNAs, CO).
 * IQOS delivers higher nicotine levels than the tested e-cigarette, but lower than a cigarette. No change in nicotine delivery resulting from changes to puffing behavior for IQOS, but some for e-cigarettes.
 * RIVM assessed IQOS, specifically, but made its statement general to the HNB category (| in English here). "Heating the heatstick leads to the formation of carcinogenic and other harmful substances. The use of heatsticks with the iQOS is harmful to health, but probably less harmful than smoking tobacco cigarettes."
 * German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) tested IQOS, and confirmed that there were "markedly reduced" levels of major carcinogens in IQOS aerosol compared to cigarette smoke. They also advocate standardized machine smoking procedures to improve reliability and reproducibility between studies. Additional info using more generalizable language provided in a news piece on BfR website.
 * FDA Briefing document created in preparation for TPSAC meeting, where IQOS was reviewed in January 2018. Mostly re-presents PMI's data, but also presents the results of some of their own laboratory testing.