Nobody should have to “white knuckle” through quitting
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March 28, 2025

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Why the "cold turkey" method doesn't work ([link removed])

Whether someone is quitting smoking, vaping, or any other tobacco product, quitting nicotine is difficult. It’s especially hard to quit “cold turkey” – meaning to stop abruptly without any support or nicotine replacement medications. Access to a network of support – such as counselling, nicotine replacement therapy such as nicotine gum or patches, digital tools, or encouragement from friends or family, can make all the difference. Nobody should have to “white knuckle” through quitting nicotine - here are some proven-effective alternatives backed by science.

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Vaping lingo dictionary ([link removed])

An estimated 1.63 million middle and high school students currently use e-cigarettes, with 38.4% reporting frequent use. New brands and product types continue to appear on the market at an extremely fast rate, and keeping up with the latest trends and lingo can be difficult. This resource provides a list of popular products, as well as terms and phrases that young people may use to describe nicotine use.

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Zyn rewards program follows Big Tobacco’s marketing playbook ([link removed])

Amid a dramatic increase in popularity, surging sales, and social media buzz, the flavored oral nicotine pouch brand Zyn is now enticing users with a rewards program that allows them to score freebies using points earned by purchasing their nicotine products. Customers can scan Zyn cans to collect points, which can be exchanged for high-tech gifts such as Amazon gift cards, iPads, and Dyson AirWraps. However, users may not realize that Zyn – which is owned by Philip Morris International – is pulling from the same playbook that tobacco companies have used to addict people for nearly a century.

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Hawaii: The House passed a bill that would prohibit the sale of flavored nicotine products and the mislabeling of e-liquids as "nicotine free", but the bill died in the Senate.
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Nebraska: The state legislature is advancing a bill that would0 define "alternative nicotine products" and "nicotine analogs" in state law and add a 20% wholesale excise tax on alternative products, including oral nicotine pouches.
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Rhode Island: A bill was introduced that would reduce the cigarette tax by 75% for any modified risk tobacco product.
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