Zyn, Velo and other nicotine pouches are surging in popularity — the latest in a fast-moving industry selling nicotine in smokeless forms that they claim are less harmful than traditional tobacco.

Nicotine pouches are small pouches that contain a mix of nicotine, flavors, and other chemicals, but they don’t contain tobacco leaf, says Brittney Keller-Hamilton, PhD, ...

With a range of flavors and eye-catching ads, nicotine pouches may be on your radar—even if you completely eschew cigarettes and e-cigarettes. And the market is flooded with plenty of nicotine ...

The nicotine in the pouches gets absorbed into the body quickly, she said. “It’s six milligrams of nicotine. A cigarette, you’re only absorbing one to two milligrams of nicotine,” Walley said.

Oral nicotine pouches—small, smokeless, nearly invisible and placed between the lip and gum—are rapidly gaining popularity ...

The use of nicotine pouches among U.S. high school students nearly doubled from 2023 to 2024, new research shows. This trend has alarmed some public health officials who fear it could leave teens ...

The tax on pouches is expected to raise $12 million a year for the state; A proposed 50-cent increase in the cigarette tax was not included in the budget; The Senate is set to vot ...

Synthetic Nicotine and Popular Brands Oral nicotine pouches are similar to Swedish snus, but they use a synthetically-produced, crystalized nicotine salt powder – similar to what’s used in ...

Nicotine pouches do not pose the same potential harms—like lung disease—as e-cigarettes and other combustible tobacco products. As with any substance, nicotine pouch users should exercise ...

USC study reveals sharp rise in nicotine pouch use among high schoolers between 2023 and 2024; Dual use of pouches and e-cigarettes is also increasing, even as teen vaping declines ...

Nicotine pouches are small, plant-based pouches that come in a variety of minty and fruity flavours, and are made from a tea bag-like mesh. While they do not contain tobacco or even carcinogens – ...

Johnpaul began using nicotine pouches to help him get off vapes – but says it just led to another addiction. At one stage he was using 15 pouches a day, although the 16-year-old has now cut back ...