NEW YORK: The introduction of heat-not-burn (HNB) tobacco products as better alternatives to combustible tobacco would translate into public health gains, according to a public health expert.

Helen Redmond, adjunct professor at New York University-Silver School of Social Work, was referring to HNB or heated tobacco products (HTPs), which are smoke-free devices that heat, instead of burn specially designed tobacco units to release flavorful nicotine-containing tobacco vapor.

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