Janeiro 10, 2024
Janeiro 10, 2024 Postagens de blog recentes
Nicotine Pouches: Growing Nicotine Concentrations, Growing Concern for Youth
What are nicotine pouches? Nicotine pouches are sachets of nicotine powder, which may be either derived from tobacco or synthetically derived, intended to be placed between the upper lip and gum. They differ from snus and other smokeless tobacco products in that they do not contain any tobacco leaf. Popular brands include Zyn, Velo, and On!, each owned by large tobacco corporations. They have been growing rapidly in popularity, with sales more than tripling between 2023 and 2026.
Why Teens Should Be THC Free
If you attended Johnny’s Ambassadors Founder & CEO Laura Stack’s training session at CADCA’s 25th Annual Mid-Year Training Institute this year, you likely left with the same unsettling question that seemed to hang in the air: how did we get here? Here, meaning a place where the average potency of THC products has skyrocketed from roughly 2% in the 1980s to 20% for standard dispensary marijuana today, with concentrates averaging 60% THC or higher.
A Kansas City Model for Youth Responders
At CADCA's 25th Annual Mid-Year Training Institute, we learned about a program that demonstrated what youth development and emergency preparedness can look like when they're woven together.

