The backdrop here is limited smoking cessation programs in Black communities, medical racism, inadequate healthcare access, and an onslaught of predatory tobacco advertisements, such as associating smoking menthols with being cool
The trappings of late-60's and 70's female counter-culture were Virginia Slims primary rhetorical currency
What we know from non-industry affiliated research is that the aerosols released by IQOS contain several of the same potentially harmful substances found in cigarettes
Tobacco companies targeted this thought process by telling physicians that if patients are going to smoke cigarettes regardless of what was advised for their health, at least prescribe for them a healthier brand of cigarettes
Available at First MB, Spitzer RL, Gibbon M, Williams JB (1995) The structured clinical interview for DSM-IV axis I disorders (SCID-IP)