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.

Zyn pouches are the latest nicotine craze in the world of cigarette substitutes, with over 130 million containers sold in the first quarter of this year. Health experts and lawmakers are concerned.

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 ...

Still, the overall user base remains small. Just 0.5% of Americans use nicotine pouches, compared with 9% who smoke cigarettes and 3% who vape or use e-cigarettes, according to US Census Bureau data.

So, with the help of some of his business partners, he decided to strike out on his own. Thus was born ALP, a new line of tobacco-free nicotine pouches that Carlson launched in December as a ...

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 ...

Nicotine pouches are used by placing them between your upper or lower lip and gum. "The nicotine is absorbed through the mouth into the bloodstream," Keller-Hamilton says.

Public health leaders are warning about the health hazards these can pose, especially to the developing brain.

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However, nicotine pouch use saw a slight uptick from 1.5% in 2023 to 1.8% in 2024. Sales also increased from 126 million pouches in August 2019 to 808 million in March 2022, according to the CDC.