Other Tobacco Products
Tobacco companies market a wide range of harmful and addictive tobacco products, including cigars, smokeless tobacco products and hookah. Learn more about these products, their health effects and policies to address their use.
Tobacco companies market a wide range of harmful and addictive tobacco products, including cigars, smokeless tobacco products and hookah. Learn more about these products, their health effects and policies to address their use.
Cigars
Cigars are combustible tobacco products that come in a range of sizes, from filtered cigars that look like cigarettes to large sticks wrapped in tobacco leaves or tobacco paper. Most cigars sold in the U.S. are cheap and flavored, which increases youth initiation, regular use and potential for addiction. Cigars are addictive and their smoke is composed of the same toxic and carcinogenic constituents found in cigarette smoke.
Smokeless Tobacco
Conventional smokeless tobacco includes a range of products made from tobacco leaf, including moist snuff, chewing tobacco, gutka, betel quid with tobacco and others used around the world. Smokeless tobacco is addictive, can contain more than 30 carcinogens, and can cause oral, esophageal and pancreatic cancers, as well as other oral diseases. More than 360 million people worldwide use smokeless tobacco products, causing up to half a million deaths every year.
Hookah (also called waterpipe, shisha, narghile, argileh, hubble-bubble, goza)
Hookah tobacco, or shisha, is smoked using a waterpipe. Charcoal heats the tobacco mixture, and smoke is passed through a water chamber. Hookah tobacco comes in many appealing flavors, and hookah smoking often occurs in social settings, making it popular among young people. Hookah smoke contains nicotine, tar and heavy metals and can pose some of the same health risks as cigarette smoking. The charcoal heated in the waterpipe also releases high levels of carbon monoxide and other chemicals.
Tobacco Control Policies to Reduce Cigar, Smokeless Tobacco, and Hookah Use Particularly Among Youth
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Last updated July 6, 2026