Will Llamas wasn’t a regular tobacco user when a friend first introduced him to Zyn nicotine pouches. “I had convinced myself, because there wasn’t any tobacco, these were pretty safe,” Llamas, of ...

Zyn is a popular brand of nicotine pouches (other popular brands include On!, Sesh and Velo). A nicotine pouch is a small bag that contains nicotine and some other ingredients, including flavoring, ...

We updated this article on July 7 to include additional information and context. When John,* 43, first heard about Zyn from a friend a couple years ago, it struck him as a “much better alternative to ...

A UBC Okanagan researcher is raising concerns about the serious health risks for youth who use oral nicotine pouches. It ...

While originally created as a way to help people stop smoking, a UBC Okanagan researcher is raising concerns about oral ...

Palms with snus with nicotine pouches on a wooden background. People might be using nicotine pouches to help quit smoking Former and current smokers were more likely to use the pouches Use was ...

In 2023, a study published in Int J Public Health proposed that Gen Z could be the first generation to end smoking. While smoking remains a risk for everyone, modern alternatives like nicotine pouches ...

(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is urging nicotine pouch manufacturers to use child-resistant packaging on their products. This comes as a rise in nicotine pouch exposure cases has been ...

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Several other countries have banned nicotine pouches, recognizing that youth uptake and their minimal cessation potential outweigh the population benefits of their legalization. Fortunately, despite ...

Introducing oral nicotine pouches risks exposing more young people to nicotine addiction and compounding the problems caused by vaping.