The WHO European Region cautions that children and adolescents are frequently exposed to online promotion of unhealthy commodities, including traditional tobacco and emerging nicotine-delivery products, within environments characterized by targeted advertisements and influencer-driven campaigns
Because of the high cost involved in developing and producing these products, it is typically only the tobacco industry that has the capability and resources to invest in the research, development and production of HTP
With vaping, the product is aerosolized right into the lungs
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Most commonly, the smuggled cigarettes are secreted into lorries by bribing drivers
None of the companies identified in this report have policies that explicitly prohibit children under 18 from all work in which they have direct contact with tobacco in any form, as Human Rights Watch recommends, based on our research findings and international standards