2026-06-17
The island state of Palau wants to see drug control of nicotine
The Republic of Palau is the first country in the world to request that the UN introduce global drug control for nicotine. – We ask the UN...
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Nicotine is a toxic substance
Nicotine is a substance extracted from the tobacco plant. It is used in insecticides and in tobacco products such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes and brown and white snuff. Nicotine is a poison with a strong impact on the body, for example the heart and blood vessels. Children's brains are particularly sensitive and children also become addicted more quickly than adults.
Animated film about nicotine
The film explains in an educational way how nicotine creates addiction and what consequences nicotine addiction can have.
Read moreFact sheet on the effects of nicotine on humans
The tobacco industry is continuously launching new nicotine products, and more and more research shows why nicotine use is harmful to health. In this fact sheet you can read about how nicotine is absorbed, broken down, why it is so addictive and why children and young people are more sensitive.
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2026-03-09
Reputable journal: All nicotine products are dangerous
All nicotine products are dangerous. Regardless of form or dosage, they carry serious risks for cardiovascular disease. The products must therefore be regulated...
Read more2025-03-21
"Metatine" no longer unregulated
The Public Health Agency has decided to equate the synthetically produced substance 6-methylnicotine (metatine) with nicotine. E-cigarettes containing the substance may no longer be...
Read more2025-02-04
50 mg maximum limit for nicotine suggested by moderate
A government investigation has proposed a maximum of 12 milligrams per gram of white snus. Moderate Jesper Skalberg Karlsson can imagine a...
Read more2025-01-14
Magnus Lundbäck, nicotine researcher: You have to grind, grind and grind to achieve results
In 2017, Magnus Lundbäck and his colleagues were able to show that vaping causes acute injuries. Then everything happened quickly. Suddenly, it was...
Read more2024-10-03
Common Nordic limit for nicotine content in white snus
Member of Parliament Kim Berg, from the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP), has asked the Nordic governments a written question about whether they are...
Read more2024-10-01
Denmark wants to reduce the nicotine content in white snus
Denmark is now proposing a law that will set a maximum limit for the nicotine content in white snus at nine milligrams per serving....
Read more2023-08-29
Factsheet: Regulate all nicotine – intended form
Niclas Malmberg, science journalist and active in VISIR, has produced a knowledge compilation on plant-based and synthetic nicotine.
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