Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD Key Takeaways You can get addicted to nicotine within days of starting to use it. Nicotine affects the brain by releasing dopamine, which makes you feel ...

For years, public health officials have warned that flavored nicotine pouches, lozenges and gum were finding their way into ...

People in their late teens and early 20s may be more sensitive to nicotine and more susceptible to nicotine addiction than middle-aged adults, according to a new study in mice from researchers in the ...

Zyn is a popular brand of nicotine pouches (other popular brands include On!, Sesh and Velo). A nicotine pouch is a small bag that contains nicotine and some other ingredients, including flavoring, ...

Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent public health challenges worldwide, driven by changes in the brain that reinforce repeated use and make quitting extremely difficult. For decades, ...

The Tennessee Department of Health awards over $2M in Nicotine-Free Futures grants to 12 organizations to reduce youth nicotine use.

UCSF’s Dr. Pamela Ling explains why the FDA’s Zyn ruling risks a new generation of nicotine addiction, despite being marketed ...

Truth Initiative recognizes Shopify's removal of online vaping stores from its platform as a meaningful step in closing channels that have helped make illegal e-cigarettes widely available and too ...

Members of the House of Keys unanimously support a bill to ban selling nicotine pouches to children.

Industry uses influencers and sleek flavours to normalise addiction as only 35% of women now see smoking as unacceptable.