nicotine

Researchers studying nicotine pouches, a new oral product that gives a rush similar to cigarettes but without using tobacco, are concerned about their soaring use. The tobacco-free pouches are marketed as a cleaner, more discreet way to consume nicotine. The small microfiber pouch sits in the mouth while the nicotine salt inside dissolves. They appear to be the latest trend…

Products that give a nicotine rush without tobacco has Massachusetts health officials worried.

A now defunct e-cigarette retailer and its two owners have agreed to pay nearly $51 million to settle allegations that they illegally marketed products to minors in Massachusetts, the state attorney general’s office said Thursday. The settlement filed in Suffolk Superior Court against Eonsmoke LLC, Gregory Grishayev and Michael Tolmach “resolves allegations that the defendants directly targeted young people for…