This study investigated nicotine dependence among Japanese university students who had
reached the smoking age (20 years or older) by the time of the coronavirus disease 2019 …

Objective This study aimed to quantify the long-term impact of implementing the WHO
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) compliant tobacco control measures …

Background: Heated tobacco products (HTPs) have gained global popularity, but their
health risks remain unclear. Therefore, the current study aimed to identify plasma …

Abstract 1 The Tsuruoka Metabolomics Cohort Study (TMCS) is an ongoing population-
based 2 cohort study being conducted in the rural area of Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. This …

Heated tobacco products (HTPs) are electronic devices that heat tobacco sticks to
temperatures much lower than those which cause pyrolysis and combustion in cigarettes …

Background While heated tobacco products (HTPs) may affect pulmonary function, the
evidence supporting the utility of screening for HTP use in clinical settings is insufficient. We …

Objective This study updates a previous paper that examined trends in the sale of cigarettes
and heated tobacco products (HTPs) in Japan between 2011 and part way through 2019 …

Heated tobacco products (HTPs) emit less (potentially) harmful constituents than
combustible cigarette because, unlike conventional cigarette smoking, HTPs heat tobacco …

Heated tobacco products represent a novel category of tobacco products in which a tobacco
consumable is heated to a temperature that releases nicotine from the tobacco leaf but not to …

Abstract Background: According to the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey, the prevalence of conventional cigarette smoking decreased from 43.7% in 2012 to …