Poison control centers across the United States have reported higher numbers of accidental nicotine poisoning incidents among children because of the accidental ingestion of nicotine pouches, a study found.
Study results released in the journal Pediatrics on July 14 showed that calls to poison control centers for nicotine poisoning incidents involving children younger than age 6 consuming the pouches increased by 760 percent between 2020 and 2023.
