Reports of US children ingesting nicotine pouches surge, study says

Several children up in intensive care and two died amid uptick in poisonings as popularity of pouches explode

Reports of US children under six ingesting nicotine pouches - the small rectangles containing flavored nicotine that have exploded in popularity - jumped 763% in just three years, according to a study published on Monday.

Several of the children ended up in intensive care after ingesting the pouches and two children died, the report said.