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The Role of Novel (Tobacco) Products on Tobacco Control in Italy
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Gallus, Silvano Borroni, Elisa Odone, Anna Brandt, Piet Van Den Gorini, Giuseppe Spizzichino, Lorenzo Pacifici, Roberta Lugo, Alessandra |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | In Italy, electronic cigarettes have spread since 2010 and heated tobacco products (HTP) since 2016. We investigated their public health consequences on conventional cigarette smoking, taking advantage of a series of cross-sectional studies annually conducted between 2001 and 2019 in Italy. Every year, the sample, including around 3000 individuals, was representative of the general Italian population aged ≥15 years. In Italy, smoking prevalence steadily declined from 29.1% in 2001 to 20.6% in 2013, then increased to 22.0% in 2019. In 2017–2019, current electronic cigarette users were 2.1% and in 2019 current HTP users were 1.1%. Among 498 ever electronic cigarette users, 23.2% started or re-started smoking and 15.7% quit smoking after electronic cigarette use; of 49 ever HTP users, 19.1% started or re-started smoking combusted cigarettes and 14.6% quit smoking after HTP use. The availability of novel products in Italy resulted in a halt of the decreasing trend in smoking prevalence. For the first time, we observed an increase of Italians inhaling nicotine, concurrently with the spread of novel (tobacco) products. More importantly, the use of novel products appears to increase—rather than decrease—the likelihood of smoking conventional cigarettes. Considering this evidence, we see no argument to justify the huge fiscal and regulatory benefits these products continue to have, at least in Italy. |
| Starting Page | 1895 |
| e-ISSN | 16604601 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18041895 |
| Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 18 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-02-16 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Primary Health Care Smoking Prevalence E-cigarette Heated Tobacco Products Heat-not-burn Tobacco Products Harm Reduction Italy |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
