Growing numbers of young people are using these highly addictive - but almost completely unregulated - products.

By Lucía Tedesco via El Planteo. Sweden seeks to eradicate smoking by means of snus, a product that contains tobacco but without combustion. In the U.S., it is basically known as nicotine pouches.

Snus contains tobacco and is not legally available to buy in the UK, whereas the tobacco-free nicotine pouches – which were found to be more commonly used among players – are legal to buy.

He and his mates use nicotine pouches - or snus - until they vomit, he tells me. The strength of the nicotine - at 150mg a pouch - is enough, he says, to "immobilise" them, especially when they ...

The Professional Footballers’ Association will launch a campaign this summer to warn players of the risks of using snus. Snus is a Swedish-produced tobacco product that comes in small parcels ...

Notably, both snus use and cigarette smoking were found to be equally popular, i.e., 35% of the cohort were snus users, and 38% were smokers. Unlike smoking, no association between snus use and ...

According to the Swedish government’s official announcement, the move is in recognition of the fact snus poses only a fraction of the risk of cigarettes. Sweden is on the cusp of becoming smoke ...

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