Nicotine pouches are poisoning more kids
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While smoking rates decline, a concerning trend emerges: nicotine pouch poisoning in young children. A recent study reveals a staggering 763% increase in such cases between 2020 and 2023. These flavored pouches,
This new trend is seeing young people move away from smoking tobacco and onto something potentially more dangerous.
Smoking is the primary driver of tobacco-related deaths and is highly restricted in most Swedish public places.
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Irish Examiner on MSNHSE cannot support vaping and nicotine pouch addiction through quit smoking programmesThe HSE is not being given funding to tackle vaping or nicotine pouch addiction under current quit smoking programmes, it has emerged. The current programmes can only support people quitting tobacco or people quitting a dual use of tobacco and nicotine products together.
Teen vaping is decreasing, but now nicotine pouches are gaining ground.