Poison control centers are sounding the alarm on nicotine pouches as cases of young children accidentally ingesting them surge around the country. The warning comes amid new research showing calls ...

Nicotine pouches are tiny white packets, about the size of a piece of gum, that adults slip between their lip and gum for a steady nicotine buzz. They don’t produce smoke or vapor and are sold in ...

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 reported ...

Finally! With the news that the sale of nicotine pouches to under-18s will be made illegal under a government crackdown, you could almost hear the scream of relief from parents across the land. I ...

Nicotine pouches are a fast-growing source of nicotine poisoning in young children, according to a new study. Researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio analyzed more than a decade’s worth ...

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The Food and Drug Administration authorized the marketing of ZYN nicotine pouch products earlier this year. The agency found that the pouches provide potential health benefits which are “sufficient to ...

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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 ...

David Gomez, a school resource officer for the Boise County Sheriff’s Office in Idaho, started noticing caffeine pouches last spring. Students were using the pillow-shaped pouches, which can contain ...