A recent meta-analysis of 141 cohort studies reported that even low tobacco use (one cigarette per day) increased the risk of developing coronary heart disease by between 48 and 74% and smokers consuming 20 cigarettes per day were twice as likely to develop coronary heart disease (Hackshaw et al
Oral health effects At the time of writing, there were no published data investigating the impact of nicotine pouches on oral health and so further research is required in this area
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Quitting smokeless tobacco can be challenging, but a variety of products and programs can help those with a nicotine addiction
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As a physician, but also as a mom of three impressionable kids, Im deeply concerned about how the media are targeting nicotine pouches directly at teens and young adults, helping to normalize nicotine use at an age when the brain is still developing and most vulnerable