Consuming nicotine in high amounts can put young people at risk of acute nicotine toxicity, which can cause agitation, a fast heart rate and vomiting, according to the U.S
Many experience a temporary increase in heart rate as their body recalibrates
This makes the pouches easy to conceal and use in places where tobacco products cannot be used such as at school
He adds that since, unlike cigarettes, the pouches dont involve any combustion and inhaling of smoke, its reasonable to expect that these products would be less dangerous than smoking cigarettes. Still, Chaffee warns, there is no concrete evidence that these nicotine products help people quit smoking regular cigarettes
Even though its not incredibly prevalent right now, nicotine pouches are around and kids are using them