Nicotine pouch use increasing among Quebec teens despite new rules meant to limit access / L’utilisation des sachets de nicotine augmente auprès des ados au Québec malgré les nouveaux règlements devant limiter l’accès

A CBC news report with comments from Dr. Nicholas Chadi, CBC News, Montreal, December 19, 2025

Nicholas Chadi, a pediatrician specializing in adolescent and addiction medicine at CHU Sainte-Justine, says there is a ‘drastic’ increase in the use of nicotine pouches in Quebec among high school students. He shares the risks associated with nicotine pouches, which are highly regulated by Health Canada, but continue to be sold illegally in corner stores across the country. Full story here.