In recent years, nicotine pouches have surged in popularity. Since hitting store shelves a decade ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says these products have become the second most-used nicotine item among young people.

Most recently, health experts have reported a troubling rise in nicotine poisoning cases involving children under the age of six.

"We saw there was over 10,000% increase for unintentional ingestion for children under the age of six," said Lizbeth Petty, Public Health Education Manager at the North Texas Poison Center at Parkland Health.

Between 2013 and 2019, the center received just one call related to nicotine pouch ingestion by a child under six. But from 2020 to 2024, that number jumped to 103 calls.

Severe symptoms can develop quickly

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