The dark side of Zyn: How tobacco-free nicotine pouches may harm your health

While Spindle said nicotine pouches — which users tuck between their lip and gums and later discard — could serve as a better alternative for established tobacco users, “the challenge is, how do you make the products accessible to someone like that, while not inadvertently addicting a new wave of individuals who never would have tried nicotine?”

In a statement, Philip Morris said it is “committed to developing products such as Zyn that are scientifically substantiated as a better alternative to continued smoking.”