Nicotine Pouches Vs Cigarettes for Your Health. What Do We Know?

Nathan Chilcott

Beginner’s Guides

The internet is a fantastic place, but it can also be very confusing. Of course, the same is true of any media channel or even chatting with your friends. Everyone has their own opinion and that’s important, but it can make it difficult to separate fact from fiction.

We’re here to help you understand what we really know about nicotine pouches vs cigarettes and their effects on your health.

Why Nicotine Pouches Have Become Popular

Nicotine pouches are marketed as a tobacco-free and smoke-free nicotine product which can help you quit smoking. Many brands push the idea that pouches are better for your health because you’re no longer exposing yourself to the harmful side effects of burning tobacco. We’ll take a closer look at that claim in a moment.

What is true is that nicotine pouches are much more discreet than cigarettes. They can also be used in places where cigarettes are banned and no one even needs to know you’re using them. Of course, the fact that the cost per pouch is far lower than the cost of a cigarette helps, especially when you buy in bulk.

Potential Health Benefits Of Pouches

According to a review done by the National Library of Medicine tobacco-free nicotine pouches contain significantly fewer and lower levels of harmful chemicals and may convey lower health risks compared to smoking.

"To put it a little simpler, the review found that you will be exposed to far fewer toxins when using nicotine pouches compared to cigarettes.”

According to the Australian Government, at least 70 of the poisonous chemicals in tobacco are known causes of cancer.

Lowering the level of toxins you’re absorbing by switching to pouches is likely to reduce the possibility of contracting cancer and other diseases.

It’s not the only research that backs up the potential health benefits of pouches over cigarettes. A recent study by Imperial Brands tobacco company found pouch users were exposed to 99% lower levels of toxins compared to cigarettes.

Additional Health Benefits

Cigarettes require you to burn tobacco and breathe the smoke into your lungs. While your lungs are capable of filtering many toxins, the consistent smoke in them will increase your risk of respiratory disease. Studies have shown an increased risk of COPD which is actually a term used to describe many different types of respiratory issues.

Nicotine pouches produce no smoke which means you can’t introduce smoke into your lungs. As the CDC say, it makes sense to suggest that this will lower your chances of respiratory issues, although more research is needed to confirm this assertion.

Summing Up

Nicotine pouches are often seen as a healthier alternative to cigarettes and there is certainly some research which appears to back this up. However, more research is needed before it can be definitively said pouches are healthier than cigarettes.

It is safe to say that the mentioned studies demonstrate you’ll be exposing yourself to a lot fewer toxins when you use pouches.

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