A new study from the University of Virginia shows that military personnel are 10 times more likely to use nicotine pouches than the average American.
Nicotine pouches are tobacco-less pouches containing highly addictive nicotine salts.
The high use may stem from the typical background of soldiers, who are typically young males.
“Military personnel historically have higher rates of tobacco and nicotine product use compared to civilians, they just come from a population that we know in civilians that population also uses more products,” said Melissa Little, the director of Center for Nicotine and Tobacco Research at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.
The pouches are not regulated by the FDA, and can come in many flavors like peppermint, coffee or citrus.
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