“All THR advocates should expect objections. Being informed and understanding the concerns will ensure thoughtful and evidence-based answers.”
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Public health policy should help prevent tobacco-related disease and premature death, using proportionate, risk-based THR regulation.
Unfortunately, only selected countries such as the United Kingdom, fully embrace this opportunity to save smokers’ lives.
THR in LMICs
Low and middle-income countries (LMICs) face extraordinary obstacles in tobacco control. THR can save lives and reduce disease risks for people in Africa and the Middle East who continue to use tobacco or nicotine.