Nicotine Pouch Taxes Undermine Efforts to Help Smokers Quit

Nicotine pouches pose alarming danger in US households, experts warn

Research shows there were 134,663 cases of child nicotine poisoning from 2010 to 2023, with pouches causing more serious medical outcomes despite declining overall rates.

Nicotine pouch taxes undermine efforts to help smokers quit

Quitting smoking in Rhode Island just got more expensive. Included in the state’s budget, passed in June, was an 80 percent tax increase on nicotine pouches. The tax represents a fundamental misunderstanding of sound public health policy and effective taxation. It threatens to undermine harm reduction efforts while creating perverse incentives that could worsen public health outcomes in the Ocean State. Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Admin…

Nicotine Pouches Receive FDA Authorization and Continued Innovations

Despite widespread interventions, the US is still battling persistent smoking rates, with successful quit surveys recording less than 1 in 10 smokers succeeding annually. While traditional smoking cessation programs have made slow gains, the market

While Europe Seems Set on Undermining Its Own Smoke-Free Goals, Sweden Fights Back

As debates over tobacco and nicotine regulation heat up across Europe, recent developments in Iceland and the European Union have triggered a strong response from harm reduction advocates, business groups, and consumer voices. While the intent behind these proposed regulations is often to protect public health—especially youth—critics argue that many of the measures risk undermining […]

Missouri's low tobacco tax, minimal cessation funding concern health advocates

Missouri has the lowest cigarette tax in the country and minimal funding for cessation, earning the state low marks from a major health advocacy group.