Do nicotine pouches help to quit smoking: Tobacco deaths have become a matter of concern not only in India but for the whole world. This is the reason why new things are being prepared to reduce their addiction along with the demand to ban all ways to use tobacco including cigarette, bidi, hookah. One of these is Nicotine Pouch. It is considered very beneficial in reducing cigarette habit. It is being said that it can reduce the habit of blowing cigarettes of any youth in 4 weeks. Let us know from experts whether this method of quitting smoking is effective or not….
Padma Shri honored, Global Public Health Expert and former Chief of Community Medicine at AIIMS, New Delhi, Dr. Chandrakant S. Pandav said that data from the World Health Organization shows that every year due to tobacco, millions of people around the world die ahead of time. The recent WHO report states that every year more than 80 lakh people die due to tobacco diseases.
Since once addiction, it is very difficult to quit smoking and it is not easy to ban cigarettes, bidis completely, there should be some remedies that help to eliminate this addiction. In such a situation, oral nicotine pouches can be considered as part of practical methods and part of the strategy of quitting smoking.
Dr. Pandav said that evidence shows that Nicotine Pouch is already available in at least 25 markets around the world, including countries like the United States, Sweden, United Kingdom, Austria, Denmark, Hungary and Uzbekistan. A policy survey of 67 countries showed that rules have been made in 34 countries regarding nicotine pouches, out of which 23 countries have also included synthetic nicotine in their rules.
Dr. Pandav said that the job of nicotine pouch is to deliver nicotine to the body without smoke. For patients who are difficult to quit cigarettes, the nicotine pouches that are controlled and only adults can reduce their contact with the toxic elements arising from smoke and can be a practical step towards quitting smoking. However, clinical advice and safety measures are very important for this. They are not completely safe but help to release more harmful cigarettes or bidis.
What is nicotine pouch?
Oral nicotine pouches do not contain tobacco and are kept between lips and gums. They deliver nicotine to the body without burn. Whereas when the same burns in cigarettes, poisonous elements are produced through smoke. New clinical and observable data suggest that pouches are much less toxic than cigarette smoke and gradually help to give up cigarette habits.
These countries have prevalent worldwide and experience it and experiences of countries:
Dr. Pandav said that in the recent national analysis, tobacco-free options have been used for a long time in Sweden, which has reduced the number of smokers.
At the same time, America has allowed some nicotine pouches products to be sold in the market. The USA says that some less harmful elements reach the body than cigarettes. While they are also being used in UK, Norway etc.
