Proponents of snus argue that it’s a less harmful alternative to smoking, primarily because it doesn’t involve combustion, which is responsible for many of the toxic byproducts in cigarette smoke.

The product became a cultural touchstone in Sweden more than 200 years ago, when loose snus, a form of pasteurized tobacco, was embraced by farmers as a hands-free method of delivering nicotine ...

Snus is a smokeless tobacco product placed between the lip and gum that originated in Scandinavia and gradually became a mass-market product after Sweden implemented a ban on smoking indoors in ...

So, for those of us who are starting their new year with the resolution to quit smoking and vaping may find themselves reaching for snus or nicotine pouches, which are rapidly becoming a more ...

Another big-name Premier League player weaned himself off snus after a long period of struggling for form. Players at a League One club have been selling snus to 13- and 14-year-olds in the academy.

Traditional snus, a moist brown tobacco product, is almost exclusive to Sweden. However, the introduction of white snus – also known as nicotine pouches – has led to rapid global expansion.

For 17-year-olds, that jumps to 29 percent for snus, 40 percent for pouches and 56 percent for e-cigarettes. By contrast, the U.S. saw a 25-year low in youth tobacco use last year.

He is worried that the "tidal wave of nicotine pouch use" that has hit Sweden - the home of the original, tobacco-based snus - will soon hit the UK. There, 25% of 16 to 29-year-olds are users and ...

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Additionally, snuff and snus users receive exposure to more than 25 chemicals that scientists know cause cancer. One of the most harmful chemicals is tobacco-specific nitrosamines.

Figures seen by BBC News suggest there has been nearly a four-fold rise in use by 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK - from less than than 1% in 2022, to 3.6% in 2024. The pouches are widely sold online ...