A survey of young Australians aged 16 to 39 years old finds about 25 per cent have used illegal nicotine pouches. One expert says there needs to be better enforcement of current laws to stop young people from using the products.
Nicotine pouches are small bags containing nicotine, sometimes with sweeteners or flavours, according to the TGA .A survey of Australians aged 16 to 39 years old has found about a quarter have used nicotine pouches that are illegal in Australia.
Some of the nearly 1,600 survey participants said they used the product because it helped them quit or cut down on smoking or vaping. Nicotine pouches are small bags containing nicotine, sometimes with sweeteners or flavours, that are designed to be placed between the lip and gum, according to the Therapeutic Goods Administration .
Dr Jongenelis said the government needed to start monitoring nicotine pouch use in national surveys to understand how widely the product is being used."If these products are being sold, they're being sold illegally. So there is nothing we can do to change the legislation. What we need to be doing better at is enforcement," she said.
"Some toxic chemicals, including ones that may cause cancer, have been found in nicotine pouches. And any product bought illegally is entirely unregulated, so the ingredients are completely unknown," she said.Photo shows A uniformed man named James Payne wearing a blue rubber glove holding a small tin full of pouches.
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