Health Effects of Emerging and Alternative Tobacco Products

Dear Colleagues,

In the last decade, a large number of nicotine delivery products have been developed aimed at curbing the dramatic health consequences of tobacco use for users and bystanders. These products have gained much popularity and, in some cases, their use has surpassed that of conventional cigarettes, particularly among younger groups. These products often release less chemicals than cigarette smoke, and thus are promoted as harm reduction products. However, they also may expose users to other chemicals that are poorly studied and/or that may have their own health consequences. Evidence-based knowledge is urgently needed by clinicians to better guide their patients on the use of these emerging tobacco products as a harm reduction strategy, and by regulatory agencies to effectively regulate these products in a way that best serves public health.

For this Special Issue, we invite the submission of papers focused on the health effects of emerging and alternative tobacco products (e.g., electronic nicotine delivery systems, heat not burn, novel smokeless tobacco, hookah/waterpipe). This Special Issue seeks original submissions that examine the intersection between tobacco control and tobacco regulatory science on (1) health or health-policy-related discussions, attitudes, and behaviors, (2) critical analysis of the role of tobacco control in improving public health, (3) emerging and alternative tobacco product use among populations with chronic conditions (e.g., asthma, cancer, substance abuse), and (4) health effects of emerging and alternative tobacco products, and relevant systematic reviews.

Disclaimer: We will not accept research funded in part or full by any tobacco companies in this Special Issue. For more details, please check: https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/1660-4601/15/12/2831/htm.The New International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) Policy Concerning Tobacco Company Fundinghttps://www.mdpi.com

Dr. Alayna Tackett
Dr. Lurdes Queimado
Dr. Theodore Wagener
Dr. Ellen Meier
Guest Editors

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• public health
• chronic illness (e.g. asthma, cancer, diabetes)
• secondhand smoke exposure
• tobacco regulatory science
• tobacco control
• e-cigarettes
• emerging tobacco products
• combustible tobacco products
• co-use of substance abuse