Zyn is a brand of nicotine pouches from Sweden. Zyn pouches are designed to be placed between the gum and upper lip and are available in several variants with different nicotine strengths and flavors. Unlike snus, these pouches contain no tobacco.
Usage of these types of nicotine pouches appear to deliver levels of nicotine in the blood that are similar to cigarettes. Many in the field have alleged that the pouches could constitute gateway products for youth.
Nobody wants their children to get addicted to nicotine, but obviously it’s better that these products don’t have tobacco in them so in that regard, they’re superior to cigarettes from a safety perspective.
When you discuss this product and other similar products with your children, you want to make sure that you explain to them that things that they start doing now could become habit forming, and that a product like this could be problematic for their health as well as their pocketbook for many years to come.
