Reports of US children ingesting nicotine pouches surge, study says

<p>Several children up in intensive care and two died amid uptick in poisonings as popularity of pouches explode</p><p>Reports of US children under six ingesting nicotine pouches – the small rectangles containing flavored nicotine that have exploded in popularity – jumped 763% in just three years, <a href="https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article-abstract/doi/10.1542/peds.2024-070522/202640/Nicotine-Ingestions-Among-Young-Children-2010-2023?redirectedFrom=fulltext">according to a study</a> published on Monday.</p><p>Several of the children ended up in intensive care after ingesting the pouches and two children died, the report said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/nicotine-pouches-children-poisoning">Continue reading...</a>