is tobacco considered a substance Starting National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week off with commercial that's been around since the 1800s. We've had decades of scientific research and know the harms... Here's a reminder Are Nicotine Pouches Tobacco Products?

I know it takes time for rumors to spread, even in our small community, so I wonder if this rumor goes all the way back to when Middleton acquired the blend

(I can hear readers shaking their heads and saying, Yeah

The FDA's January 2026 review of ZYN's modified-risk application included explicit consideration of youth exposure to reduced-risk messaging, with the agency noting that claim exposure did not increase use intentions among young adults but requiring ongoing post-market surveillance to detect unintended uptake [2]Source: Food and Drug Administration, "Meeting of the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC)", fda.gov

However, compliance requirements such as the draft COTPA Amendment Rules would likely be viewed as huge regulatory hurdles by OTT platforms and as a deterrent to EoDB