Overview

• U.S. poison centers recorded 134,663 accidental nicotine ingestions among children under age 6 from 2010 through 2023.
• Pouch exposures tracked since 2020 now far exceed declines in liquid and other nicotine formulations.
• Nicotine pouches carry a 150% higher risk of serious medical outcomes and are twice as likely to result in hospitalization.
• Seventy-six percent of cases involved children under 2 and nearly all occurred at home, including two fatal liquid-nicotine ingestions.
• Experts urge keeping nicotine products locked away, avoiding use in view of children and calling Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 if ingestion is suspected.