How nicotine got rebranded from a public health threat to a performance tool

As the drug becomes increasingly popular among teens and adults, experts are sounding the alarm on the potential long-term health consequences.

Nicotine Use Has Exploded in the U.S. The Longer-Term Health Consequences May Only Be Starting to Unfold.

The tobacco industry rebranded a brutally addictive drug from deadly to desirable—and the longer-term health consequences may only be starting to unfold.
EurekAlert!

Vaping increases dependency more than nicotine gum

A new paper in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, published by Oxford University Press, finds that today’s pod-style electronic cigarette devices are more addictive than nicotine gum, indicating that such ...
Times Union

Chew on This: Nicotine Gum Faces Growing E-Cig Threat

Before there was even a fancy term like "nicotine replacement therapy," the Swedish were using nicotine gum in the 1960s to help royal navy submariners manage their nicotine cravings while aboard the ...

Philip Morris Seeks FDA Approval to Advertise Zyn as Safer Alternative to Cigarettes

Zyn hopes cigarette smokers make the switch to the pouch.