Vapers in the Philippines hope that the smoking rate in the country would sharply decline too, like what happened in Japan by allowing the regulated…
Vapers in the Philippines hope that the smoking rate in the country would sharply decline too, like what happened in Japan by allowing the regulated use of heated tobacco products and e-cigarettes.
“We laud the remarkable drop in Japan’s smoking rate. In 2005,49 percent of men and 14 percent of women in Japan smoked. In 10 years, the country’s smoking rate has decreased to 18.2 percent of the total population,” said Tom Pinlac, president of The Vapers Philippines.
Joey Dulay, president of the Philippine E-cigarette Industry Association, said the “2018 State of Smoking Survey” showed that the decline in Japan’s smoking rate had accelerated in recent years with the entry of heated tobacco products in the market.
Dulay noted that the effect was also evident in other countries where the decline of smoking rates was accompanied by the entry of heated tobacco and vape products or e-cigarettes.
