"We understand the importance of flexibility and the need to be agile, which is why our new policy is intended to be evolutionary, and with every new learning, we will improve and refine our approach
But if not, a massive black market [for cigarettes] will develop, and the authorities will lose control. People will find their way to unregulated markets and this will actually increase their exposure to harm. Even with regular cigarettes fully available, there is already a large illicit market in the US, to evade taxation
These substances create an environment conducive to the proliferation of specific oral bacteria
The tobacco industry has been impacted by the virus as many factories were forced to decrease production or closed due to government lockdown measures, Falak said
Prevention involves not smoking or quitting smoking if you currently smoke