Experts root for alternative cigarettes to protect smokers

A cigarette production unit. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Cigarette manufacturers may need to change tact if the push by industry players to promote alternative products such as electronic cigarettes to reduce the harm caused by tobacco-smoking succeeds.

Industry stakeholders say a new generation of alternative tobacco products could offer a breakthrough in harm reduction, appealing to smokers at a time when anti-smoking campaigns are not cutting through.

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