TOPLINE:

Among adolescents who used e-cigarettes, those who used oral nicotine products, like nicotine pouches, and gums and lozenges showed a reduced risk for persistent vaping after 6 months. The use of nicotine pouches was particularly linked to less frequent vaping.

METHODOLOGY:

Researchers used data from a prospective cohort study to examine the link between the use of oral nicotine products and vaping behaviors in adolescents from Southern California.

Students (9th or 10th grade) enrolled from 11 high schools completed surveys on tobacco use twice a year from 2021 to 2024.

During each survey, teens reported their use of oral nicotine products, like nicotine pouches and other edible nicotine products (gums, mints, or lozenges), and e-cigarettes over the past 6 months, detailing f

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