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Adam Gabbatt in New York

Zyn nicotine pouches are the latest US culture-war front – but are they any good?

Zyn smokeless nicotine patches for sale
Zyn smokeless nicotine pouch containers for sale in Brooklyn, New York. Photograph: Shelby Knowles/Bloomberg/Getty Images

It began when Chuck Schumer, the Democratic senator, issued a call for Zyn to be regulated.

The nicotine-flavored pouches had become something of a favorite among rightwing influencers and pundits, and backers including Tucker Carlson and others have variously claimed that Zyn can increase testosterone and turn a user into an “unstoppable force”.

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