The rate of the number of young children who accidentally swallow nicotine pouches has soared in recent years, according to a new study.The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, found reports of children under 6 years old ingesting nicotine pouches increased from less than 1 per 100,

The amount of kids who have gotten ill after ingesting nicotine pouches increased from 2010 to 2023, the study shows. The Poison Data System reported 134,663 cases of nicotine poisonings

July 14 (UPI) -- Health experts say in recent years the number of kids taken ill after ingesting nicotine products has surged. A study published Monday in Pediatrics, a journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said from 2010-2023 that U.S. poison centers reported around 135,000 cases of nicotine poisoning among children under age 6.