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Pipe tobacco shows a similar age demographic profile, with 94% of pipe tobacco users being over the age of 35. Furthermore, handmade cigars in particular are invariably consumed infrequently and not habitually. They are often associated with special occasions or celebratory moments and are not used in the regular daily pattern typically associated with cigarette consumption. Of greater significance is that there is no evidence that these products act as gateway products to cigarette smoking or any other form of nicotine addiction among young people.