Why are teenagers getting addicted to super strong nicotine pouches?
It’s known as white snus: the nicotine pouches users place between their cheek and gum.
They don’t contain tobacco but their nicotine content can be 20 times as much as a cigarette.
And the teabag-like pouches are also filled with sweeteners and flavourings, to market them to children, who can buy them legally.
So what are the health dangers? And why are so many products getting seized?
Digital Political Reporter Lewis Denison tells Lucy Watson what you need to know.
They don’t contain tobacco but their nicotine content can be 20 times as much as a cigarette.
And the teabag-like pouches are also filled with sweeteners and flavourings, to market them to children, who can buy them legally.
So what are the health dangers? And why are so many products getting seized?
Digital Political Reporter Lewis Denison tells Lucy Watson what you need to know.
