https://farsalinos.github.io/en/tags/tobacco/Recent content in Tobacco on FarsalinosHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 K. Farsalinos, MD, MPH, PhD | Science & Public HealthSat, 12 Sep 2026 11:32:43 +0300https://farsalinos.github.io/en/thr-products-explained/htp-en/Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://farsalinos.github.io/en/thr-products-explained/htp-en/<p><strong>Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs)</strong> are electronically controlled devices that heat a tobacco rod to produce visible aerosol. Their commercial presence expanded rapidly after launching in Italy and Japan in 2014, and in Greece in 2016. Advanced electronic technology enabled the development of these products.</p> <figure> <img class="my-0 rounded-md w-[400px]" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="auto" alt="Slide3.En" width="1707" height="960" src="https://farsalinos.github.io/en/thr-products-explained/htp-en/slide3.en_hu_d00d55ee668f6c4a.JPG" srcset="https://farsalinos.github.io/en/thr-products-explained/htp-en/slide3.en_hu_d00d55ee668f6c4a.JPG 800w,/en/thr-products-explained/htp-en/slide3.en_hu_e1874585ad7cd153.JPG 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 65vw" data-zoom-src="https://farsalinos.github.io/en/thr-products-explained/htp-en/slide3.en.JPG" /> </figure> <h2 class="relative group">Why Traditional Cigarette Modifications Failed? <div id="why-traditional-cigarette-modifications-failed" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#why-traditional-cigarette-modifications-failed" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>HTP development was driven by the historical failure of traditional cigarette modifications to reduce smoking-related health risks. Innovations like cigarette filters, &ldquo;light&rdquo; cigarettes, and absorbent substances such as activated charcoal in filters didn&rsquo;t lower actual smoking harm. The only viable path to a significantly less harmful tobacco product was to bypass combustion (burning) entirely—the primary chemical process generating the vast majority of toxic and carcinogenic chemicals in traditional cigarette smoke.</p>