Poison control centers across the United States have reported higher numbers of accidental nicotine poisoning incidents among children due to the accidental ingestion of nicotine pouches, a study found.
In a study released in the journal Pediatrics on July 14, calls to poison control centers for nicotine poisoning incidents involving children under 6 consuming the pouches increased by 760 percent between 2020 and 2023.
“Nicotine pouches accounted for only 1.4 percent of nicotine ingestions, but they were five times more likely to be associated with a serious medical outcome and twice as likely to be associated with a medical admission than other product formulations combined,” the researchers said….