Harvard School of Public Health: Zyn pouches safer than smoking, but still pose risks

By: Harvard School of Public Health

April 16, 2024

Zyn pouches—nicotine pouches that people use by placing them in their mouths— may help adult smokers quit, but they could also unintentionally encourage young people to start using a nicotine product, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Vaughan Rees.

In an April 10 USA Today article, Rees, senior lecturer on social and behavioral sciences and director of the Center for Global Tobacco Control, said that products like Zyn may be appealing to young people because they are less dangerous than smoking—but that doesn’t mean they’re risk-free.