Elizabeth Gerndt, project director at Counter Tools, a national nonprofit that works with different states to reduce the impact of tobacco, nicotine, and unhealthy food in retail environments, says she is glad GQ is highlighting the nicotine pouch trend, although she says its not necessarily a good thing
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The combined effect greatly amplifies risk, with people who both smoke and drink heavily having a 10-to-15 times higher chance of developing esophageal squamous cell carcinoma compared to neither smokers nor drinkers
Such chemicals have, however been linked to triggering some side effects including headache, allergy, and worst still, chronic metabolic disorder
That flexibility makes them ideal for both current chewers looking to switch and those planning to gradually reduce nicotine intake