Megan Lynch interviewed Dr. Vernig for Total Information AM on KMOX 401.1 FM St. Louis about the risks posed, particularly to young people, by smokeless nicotine products. He breaks down how perceptions of these new products as “safer” than smoking and chewing tobacco can actually backfire, and the differences between smokeless nicotine pouches and regulated products like nicotine gum and lozenges.

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