Triple-Product Smokers Surge Fourfold in South Korea as Quit Rates Drop South Korean health data reveals a fourfold rise in poly-tobacco users who face lower quit success rates.
The number of South Korean smokers using traditional cigarettes alongside both heated tobacco products and liquid e-cigarettes has surged more than fourfold over the past five years. Because these multi-product users face lower cessation success rates, health policy experts are demanding customized public support programs. According to data submitted by the Korea Health Promotion Institute to Representative Han Ji-ah of the People Power Party, “triple-product smokers” registered at public health quit clinics grew from 742 in 2021 to 3,009 last year—a 4.1-fold increase. Dual users of traditional cigarettes and heated tobacco rose 2.7 times to 10,942, while dual users of…
