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18C.2 Advertising and promotion of oral nicotine products
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Relevant news and research: Advertising and promotion of oral nicotine products

Alalwan, M. A., Long, L., Alvarado, E., Kaareen, A., Stevens, E. M., Shang, C., Roberts, M. E., Shoben, A. B., Klein, E. G., Qiu, Z. and Mays, D. (2025). Colour attributes in packaging of oral nicotine pouches: an artificial intelligence guided analysis. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41314800


Clayton, R. B., Park, J., Mays, D. and Stevens, E. M. (2025). An investigation of young adults' psychophysiological and self-report responses to paid partnership disclosures in pro-oral nicotine pouch videos. Am J Prev Med, 108196. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41265533


Mand, A., Fonteyne, K. and Struik, L. (2025). Examining How Oral Nicotine Pouches Are Trending on TikTok: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. JMIR Form Res, e73032. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41236804


Dobbs, P., McCormick, C., Murthy, D., Hayek, P. and Kong, G. (2025). Music festivals, exclusive concerts and reward programmes: nicotine pouch promotion on social media. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41167816


Tobacco Reporter (2025). Nicokick Introduces Nicotine Pouch Advent Calendar. . Available from: https://tobaccoreporter.com/2025/10/30/nicokick-introduces-nicotine-pouch-advent-calendar/


Clayton, R. B., Park, J., Simon, K., Weinberg, J., Shuvo, M. S. M., Rasul, S., Mays, D. and Stevens, E. M. (2025). Investigating psychophysiological and self-report responses to antioral nicotine pouch social media videos. Health Psychol. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40952686


Mead-Morse, E. L., Galimov, A., Unger, J. B., Ouellette, R. R. and Kong, G. (2025). Fuel your peak performance': marketing of nicotine pouches to athletes. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40962487


Lee, J., Merenda, F. and Weinberger, A. H. (2025). Receiving coupons and discounts for nicotine pouches is associated with current use of nicotine pouches among United States adults: Results from the population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study wave 7 (2022-2023). Drug Alcohol Depend Rep, 100370. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40823325


Talbot, E. M., Ganz, O., Barnwell, P. V., Allem, J. P., Hrywna, M., Schroth, K. R. J. and Delnevo, C. D. (2025). Nicotine pouch brands: the new route of auto racing sponsorships worldwide. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40744637


Hardin, A., Ahn, S., Ma, S., Thai, V., Berman, M., Mays, D., Chen, J., Paskett, E. D., Wagener, T. L. and Shang, C. (2025). The Association Between Product Attributes and Oral Nicotine Pouch (ONP) Preference - Evidence from Online Stores. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40590502


Feizy, S., Mattingly, D. T., Ickes, M., Rayens, M. K., Christian, W. J., Abadi, M., Himelhoch, S. and Rose, S. W. (2025). Tobacco marketing exposure and lifetime and current nicotine pouch use among US youth, 2022. Prev Med, 108322. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40451438


Lyu, J. C., Ozga, J. E., Stanton, C. A., Hrywna, M., Ganz, O., Cornacchione Ross, J., Sharma, A. and Ling, P. M. (2025). Advertising the leading US nicotine pouch brand: a content analysis of ZYN advertisements from 2019 to 2023. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40335264


Robichaud, M. O., Schroth, K. R. J., Steinberg, M. B. and Delnevo, C. D. (2025). Unauthorised therapeutic claims on e-cigarette and nicotine pouch company websites in the USA. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40368581


Farzeen, M., Moodie, C., Khan, Z., Khan, S. A., Ansari, S., Khan, A. and Siddiqi, K. (2025). The availability and marketing of nicotine pouches at tobacco-selling points-of-sale in Pakistan. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40146779


Kostygina, G., Carter, C. C., Barari, S., Borowiecki, M. and Emery, S. L. (2025). Political appeals in tobacco marketing: Tucker Carlson unveils Alp nicotine pouch brand on X. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40147928


Ackary, S. J., Cabrera, P., Santiago, A. J. A. and Amul, G. G. H. (2025). Examining the flavor descriptors of e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches in the Philippines: Regulatory challenges and opportunities. PLOS Glob Public Health, 2, e0004248. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39946399


Donaldson, S. I., La Capria, K., DeJesus, A., Ganz, O., Delnevo, C. D. and Allem, J. P. (2025). Describing ZYN-related content on TikTok: content analysis. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39823221


Zenone, M., Harries, B. and Hartwell, G. (2025). The Promotion of Oral Nicotine Pouches for Non-Smoking Cessation Purposes on TikTok. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39879071


Akhlaque, G., Siddiqui, M. M. U., Iqbal, R., Vancy, A. A., Khan, J. A. and Naz, S. (2024). Marketing Strategies and Consumer and Sellers Perception About Oral Nicotine Pouches in Karachi, Pakistan. Tob Use Insights, 1179173X241308145. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39691168


Czaplicki, L., Tfayli, D., Spindle, T. R., Ibrahim, M., Kennedy, R. D., Dowd, A., Diseker, J. R., Thrul, J. and Moran, M. B. (2024). Content analysis of marketing features in US nicotine pouch ads from 2021 to 2023. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39627024


Kostygina, G., Carter, C. C. and Emery, S. L. (2024). 'O-ZYN-PIC' and 'ZYNCOIN': how viral marketing, tokenisation and trendjacking boosted Zyn popularity in the USA. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39632078


Zamarripa, C. A., Dowd, A. N., Elder, H. J., Czaplicki, L., Tfayli, D., Rastogi, K., Thrul, J., Strickland, J. C., Moran, M. B. and Spindle, T. R. (2024). A comprehensive review on oral nicotine pouches: Available scientific evidence and future research needs. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39621395


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