Combustible cigarettes, heated tobacco products, vapor products, and oral nicotine alternatives are often grouped together within regulatory frameworks, despite materially different mechanisms of use and risk profiles
However, they do not know much about how cigarette smoke affects microbes that live in the nasopharyngeal cavity, in particular
And you dont have to quit cold turkey if thats a concern for you
Pipe tobacco needs a certain level of moisture for a few key reasons, as each can have a definite impact in terms of taste, amount of smoke, and overall quality
But, lemme tell when I was a guy 16-18 or so years old it was intimidating a bit to walk in to a place that sold pipes and tobaccos whose selection was bewildering not to mention the guy behind the counter talking with other mature folks about pipes and such