Long Term Use Of Nicotine Pouches: What We Currently Know

Nathan Chilcott

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Nicotine pouches have become a popular replacement for cigarettes. It’s fairly easy to see why.

Every pouch offers a way to satisfy your craving for nicotine. They are easy to use, and they can be used anywhere. You can’t say that about cigarettes.

As a bonus, nicotine pouches are cheaper than cigarettes or vaping.

It seems like you can’t go wrong. However, there are plenty of people sceptical about nicotine pouches. They will often refer to the long-term nicotine pouch use and potential health effects.

Let’s take a look at what we currently know about long-term nicotine pouch effects.

The Potential Of Nicotine Pouches

Nicotine pouches are available in a myriad of flavours. They look a little like a piece of gum and are placed between your cheeks and gum. This allows the nicotine to transfer into your bloodstream.

"Studies show that nicotine pouches have fewer health risks than cigarettes.”

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The nicotine pouch industry is mindful of potential long-term effects and takes health and nicotine pouches very seriously. However, they are reliant on the results of studies to discover the long-term risks.

Currently, nicotine pouches are a safer alternative to cigarettes.

Possible Long-Term Side Effects

Concerns over the long-term side effects centre around the following:

• Risk of oral cancer

Nicotine isn’t known to cause cancer. However, it is believed to help existing cancer cells grow and spread.

In other words, nicotine pouches aren’t likely to give you cancer, but they can speed up the progression of cancer if you contract it.

Naturally, oral cancer is one of the biggest risks because of the amount of time the pouches spend in your mouth.

• Mouth damage

Nicotine pouches contain several artificial ingredients, and the pouch is held in your mouth for up to an hour at a time. This means your gums and even your teeth could be damaged by continual exposure.

Current studies show a possibility of irritated oral mucosa and gingival status, as well as a risk of oral lesions. However, more studies are needed to confirm any effects.

• Addiction

Addiction is possible when using any product with nicotine. In fact, addiction occurs with many substances, such as caffeine and sugar.

The real question here is whether nicotine pouches are harmful or not.

What The Studies Say

The bottom line is simple: There isn’t enough information regarding nicotine pouches to know what the long-term health implications are.

Pouches have been shown to be healthier than cigarettes or vaping. That means, for anyone currently smoking, a switch to nicotine pouches appears to be a good idea.

As studies show, while you can consider nicotine pouches harmful to long-term health, there are no studies to back this up. Only time will give us the answer.

Summing Up

Nicotine pouches are relatively new, its not surprising the long-term effects are currently unknown.

It’s worth looking at it like cigarettes. The long-term effects of these were once unknown. Today, it’s known they cause cancer, but while it may raise the risk, there are limited other health issues directly connected to cigarettes.

Nicotine pouches are tobacco-free. They don’t carry the risk of causing cancer.

Switching to them from cigarettes or vaping is better for your health; perhaps it’s time you tried them yourself.

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