Turns out the disposable nicotine delivery systems are, as suspected, worse than the real thing, according to a new study from researchers at UC Davis.
I find the pouches really easy to quit cold turkey, so there’s not really a need to ween off once you’ve switched to them, but it is an option with pouches ranging from stupidly high to almost no nicotine content. It does suck for the first day not using them, but by day 3 I’ve completely forgotten they exist. Totally different experience quitting pouches vs a vape.
I’ve quit and picked up the habit several times, mainly because they’re so easy to quit that I don’t see a huge harm in using them again after a long period without. I wouldn’t touch a vape again because it was such an effort and pain to quit.
Also nicotine isn’t a carcinogen (tobacco is), and nicotine pouches are not linked to any cancer risk. Nicotine is basically as harmful as caffeine.
Nicotine products in general have been linked to reproductive harms such as stillbirth, premature birth, and low birth weight. Conversely, non-tobacco-based nicotine pouches (also known as “nic pouches”) are classified as non-carcinogenic since nicotine itself is not a carcinogen. However, they are still harmful to cardiovascular health due to their nicotine content, and are associated with moderately higher risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and reproductive harms.
Nicotine itself is currently classified as non-carcinogenic according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and according to the Royal College of Physicians nicotine in itself is not a hazardous drug. In turn, it is hypothesized that if nicotine can be delivered without tobacco and smoke inhalation, most, if not all of the harm of smoking can be avoided. However, if not carcinogenic, nicotine is still moderately harmful to cardiovascular health, therefore long-term use of non-tobacco nicotine pouches very likely causes higher risks for cardiovascular diseases, stroke, and reproductive harms.
I find the pouches really easy to quit cold turkey, so there’s not really a need to ween off once you’ve switched to them, but it is an option with pouches ranging from stupidly high to almost no nicotine content. It does suck for the first day not using them, but by day 3 I’ve completely forgotten they exist. Totally different experience quitting pouches vs a vape.
I’ve quit and picked up the habit several times, mainly because they’re so easy to quit that I don’t see a huge harm in using them again after a long period without. I wouldn’t touch a vape again because it was such an effort and pain to quit.
Also nicotine isn’t a carcinogen (tobacco is), and nicotine pouches are not linked to any cancer risk. Nicotine is basically as harmful as caffeine.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine_pouch