According to JAMA Network Open research, 5.4% of 10th and 12th graders reported using nicotine pouches in their lifetime up from 3% the previous year
No surprise there: Nicotine ranks among the worlds most addictive substances, and nicotine pouches can approximate regular to heavy smoking in terms of the amount of nicotine you get from them, Kruse said
But their long-term effects are unknown, and if they turn out to be bad, those effects will likely be worst for the people who started vaping young
By the the time we have good data, the tobacco industry has come up with a new product thats really exciting to people. Big tobacco now speaks the language of harm reduction and a smoke-free future, but Gernt notes this ambition does not line up with the billions still spent on marketing cigarettes and suggests any charitable notions from the tobacco industry should be taken with skepticism
While nicotine gum is widely recognized as a cessation aid, nicotine pouches are not, and should be used by adult nicotine users who would otherwise continue using nicotine products
Its part of a much larger debate about social medias influence on young people, which can range from the amusingly weird to the extremely alarming
