The most common side effects of using nicotine pouches include:

• Nausea.
• Sore mouth.
• Irritation of gums.
• Hiccups.
• Nicotine addiction.
• Increased relapse risk with tobacco products.

Most people consume Velo safely without suffering from any unexpected symptoms. Nonetheless, all nicotine pouches can cause some non-threatening side effects, particularly if you are new to nicotine products. The most common side effects are dry mouth, constipation, nausea and sleep disturbance.

British American Tobacco In November 2020, BAT announced that it had acquired US-based nicotine pouch company Dryft Sciences, via its subsidiary Reynolds American Inc. (RAI), with the pouches to be sold under the Velo brand.

There is no data to show nicotine pouches as a safe or effective way to quit. University Health Center medical experts and Nebraska Medicine certified tobacco treatment specialist Jill Selzle, PA, do not recommend these products.

VELO nicotine pouches are tobacco-free* and contain 99% less toxicants than cigarettes**.

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Nicotine can affect various systems throughout the body and may cause:

• dizziness and lightheadedness.
• sleep disturbances.
• changes in blood flow.
• headaches.
• increased risk of blood clotting.
• increased blood pressure.
• changes in heart rhythm and rate.
• shortness of breath.

The amount of nicotine in a cigarette varies considerably from brand to brand, but a typical cigarette contains 11.9– 14.5 mg of nicotine. Smokers do not absorb all the nicotine content of the cigarette. On average, a person only absorbs 1–1.5 mg of nicotine from a single stick.

Nicotine itself does not have a significant impact on the health of people who smoke. However, the addiction to nicotine can make you feel irritable, restless, unable to concentrate, and most people experience cravings when they go without it.

Nicotine and your heart It does not cause acute cardiac events or coronary heart disease, and is not carcinogenic. But nicotine is a problem for people with heart disease. It raises the heart rate, contradicting the goal of most treatments. Tell your GP if you have heart disease and are using nicotine replacement.

Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) Nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) are a range of products including patches, gums, lozenges and inhalers. NRT is a medically approved way to consume nicotine without tobacco and is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.

There is no safe smoking option - tobacco is always harmful. Light, low-tar and filtered cigarettes aren't any safer - people usually smoke them more deeply or smoke more of them.