WHO Report—Despite Progress in Tackling Tobacco Use, Some Countries Fail to Regulate e-Cigarettes and Other Emerging Products

Joan Stephenson
2021 JAMA Health Forum  
Many nations are making progress in reducing use of tobacco products, but some have not stepped up to tackle newer electronic nicotine delivery products, including e-cigarettes, according to the eighth World Health Organization (WHO) report on the global tobacco epidemic. Approximately 1.3 billion people use tobacco worldwide, and more than 80% of them live in low-and middle-income countries. Approximately 21% of US adults (nearly 51 million) were users of
doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2901 pmid:36218711 fatcat:r657k543dnespbjnrilzzw3piq