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Three nicotine pouch myths — and what the evidence actually saysNicotine pouches are "tobacco-free" — but that doesn't mean safe. They're marketed as quit-smoking aids, but the FDA hasn't approved them for that. And the cancer question? Nobody knows yet. Here's what CDC, Cochrane, and the American Cancer Society actually say.
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Alabama prisons go tobacco-free but keep ZYN pouchesThe Alabama Department of Corrections is banning tobacco across all state prisons starting September 1 — but ZYN nicotine pouches and NicoDerm patches stay in canteens. The policy affects 21,000+ inmates and separates tobacco from nicotine in a way no other state prison system has.
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Can nicotine pouches help you quit smoking? The science isn't there yet.The first Cochrane review of oral nicotine pouches as a quitting aid found only four tiny studies covering 284 people — and rated its confidence in the findings as 'very low'. Here's what we actually know.