Tobacco companies have developed devices that heat, rather than burn tobacco. These are different to vaping devices which heat a liquid that may contain nicotine. Because these devices heat, rather than burn tobacco they are likely to produce far fewer poisons than regular cigarette smoking. They are marketed as less harmful than smoking. Compared with vaping products, there is relatively little research on the risks and benefits of many of these heated tobacco products.
For more detail, view the Evidence Review of E-cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products 2018, a report commissioned by Public Health England.
