Addressing Use of Nicotine Pouches

Overview

States, communities, tribes, and territories can implement evidence-based, population-level strategies that address the use of all forms of tobacco products, including nicotine pouches. These strategies include:

• Incorporating all tobacco products, including nicotine pouches, into tobacco-free policies.
• Licensing retailers who sell tobacco products.
• Restricting young people's access to tobacco products in retail settings.
• Enforcing laws that penalize retailers who sell tobacco products to underage people.
• Implementing policies to raise the price of tobacco products to encourage cessation and discourage youth initiation.
• Reducing access to flavored tobacco products.
• Curbing advertising and marketing for tobacco products that appeal to young people.
• Developing educational initiatives that warn about the risks of tobacco product use, especially among young people.

Parents and teachers can:

• Learn about the different types of tobacco products and the risks of using tobacco products, including nicotine pouches.
• Set a good example by being tobacco-free and maintaining a tobacco-free home.
• Talk to children, teens, and young adults about why all forms of tobacco products are harmful for them.
• Encourage and support young people who use tobacco products to quit. Talk to their health care provider about getting quitting help. You can also call 1-800-QUIT-NOW and visit Teen.smokefree.gov for more help.
• Develop, implement, and enforce tobacco-free school policies and prevention programs. Ensure that these policies and programs are free from tobacco industry influence and address all types of tobacco products, including nicotine pouches.
• Learn more about ways to protect youth from tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches.

Health professionals can:

• Learn about the different types of tobacco products and their associated risks.
• Ask all patients if they use any tobacco products, including nicotine pouches.
• Talk to children, teens, and young adults about why all forms of tobacco products are harmful for them.
• Encourage patients to quit using tobacco products. Provide support and evidence-based treatments to help them quit successfully.