Health experts have raised concerns about the rise of tobacco-free nicotine pouches known as "snus" in Ireland.

Nicotine pouches are reshaping smoking habits, with young adults leading the shift towards discreet consumption.

What if you didn’t smoke cigarettes, but you used snus instead? Would you be better off? Snus -- pronounced "snoose," like “loose” -- is a smokeless, moist powder tobacco pouch from Sweden that you ...

If you spend any amount of time in Norway, you’re likely to come across snus, but what is it and why is it more popular among Norwegians than another common habit? In Norway, more people use snus ...

Whether the product is a traditional snus or a tobacco-free nicotine pouch, nicotine is absorbed directly through the oral mucosa when the product is placed between the upper lip and gums. Although ...

One afternoon two seasons ago, an EFL manager was tidying a locker during the players’ warm-up when, underneath a pile of socks and shorts, he found a tin of something he did not recognise. The kit ...

France’s April 2026 decree bans the sale, possession, import and use of nicotine pouches, with penalties reaching five years ...

Use of the moist oral snuff product known as snus was not associated with a greater risk for pancreatic cancer in a pooled analysis of nine prospective studies involving more than 400,000 men. The ...

Professional football’s complicated relationship with tobacco pouches and snus is back in the limelight after the release of a study commissioned by the Professional Footballers’ Association. The ...

A habit that is worrying health authorities in Sweden where increasing numbers of teenagers are taking what’s known as “snus” is also concerning football authorities in England where one-fifth of ...

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