More and more young Danes have started using nicotine bags, which is a snuff-like product that does not contain tobacco, but large amounts of nicotine.
Both to challenge each other, and to hide the use from the parents, the bags are according to Dansk Radio inserted under the foreskin, inserted into the rectum or vagina.
Danish BT writes that nicotine-containing goods like this have become a challenge for the authorities.
Aalborg municipality – where almost ten percent of young people use nicotine bags – now offers free weaning courses to get rid of the use.
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– Stay away
The most unusual use of the nicotine bags is confirmed by the National Board of Health, which is Denmark’s response to the National Institute of Public Health, to Dansk Radio.
Several young people who have tried to place the nicotine bags in body openings south of the mouth, also appear in the Danish media and warn.
They tell of swollen penises and burning in the steering wheel.
In Denmark, where it is illegal to sell snus, nicotine bags are often just called “snus”.
– I have tried «snus» under the foreskin once. I tried it just for having tried it. I will not do that again. That was not good. It is not at all something I would recommend to others. Stay away, a 19-year-old has previously told the website.
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Hidden in the ass
Health consultant Rikke Højlka says that young, nicotine-dependent Danes hide the bags in body openings because they are afraid of being exposed by their parents.
Some people dip their bags in alcohol before using them, to get drunk.
– Some of this is probably part of a party culture. The young people are willing to take risks and may want to challenge each other. But it is also because someone wants to hide that they have become addicted and do not want their parents to discover it, she says to the site.
Nicotine bags – when used properly – can damage the gums, and experts do not rule out that similar damage can occur in, for example, the rectum and under the foreskin.
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Also in this country, snus use has skyrocketed.
It has according to The Norwegian Directorate of Health has been a doubling in the proportion of Norwegians who use snus in the last ten years, which is mainly due to the sharp increase among young people.
Strikes back against criticism
Fyens Stiftstidende writes that the manufacturers of nicotine bags have reduced prices and made offers such as “two for one” and “get the cheapest for free”, and that they are marketed to young people.
Because the nicotine bags do not contain tobacco, the manufacturers escape the strict tobacco legislation and thus also taxes.
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Swedish Match produces nicotine bags, which are small and white, under the ZYN brand.
Despite the fact that Danish bloggers according to Danish TV 2 has been criticized for advertising ZYN to its young readers, the company denies that the nicotine bags are made for young people.
– It is not a product for young people, and not at all for young people under 18 years. We are also very clear on this, on the packaging, and on our website. We also warn against side effects that we are aware of, the communications manager for Swedish Match in Denmark, Rune Siglev, told the website.
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Will raise prices
The Danish Ministry of Taxation stated earlier this year that the government wants to investigate the possibility that, among other things, nicotine bags will be subject to tobacco legislation.
– There is a risk that consumers perceive the new products as less dangerous, but nicotine is addictive and harmful to health no matter what form it takes. The government will investigate the possibility of imposing taxes on new nicotine products, for example on nicotine bags that replace taxed smokeless tobacco, it was stated in their action plan according to the website.
On Friday, the Danish government announced that they want to make the boxes with nicotine bags 15 kroner more expensive to cope with the increasing number of young users in Denmark.
– We will do everything to prevent this, as it is not healthy and creates addiction, says Minister of Taxation Morten Bødskov.
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