Despite the harms, young people are using nicotine pouches. Experts say it's giving them déjà vu

Despite the product’s claim that it’s a nicotine replacement therapy and not intended for those under 18, experts say youth are fast becoming their main market — and that raises troubling questions about how young people’s health could be affected.

Despite the harms, young people are using nicotine pouches. Experts say it's giving them déjà vu
A close up of a case of Zonnic flavoured nicotine pouches. Multiple health groups are concerned the product, which hit Canadian shelves in October, target young people.

Despite the product’s claim that it’s a nicotine replacement therapy and not intended for those under 18, experts say youth are fast becoming their main market — and that raises troubling questions about how young people’s health could be affected.