“Encouraging bad and unhealthy behavior”: Some tech offices are installing nicotine pouch vending machines as a company “perk”

Nicotine pouch vending machines are becoming a standard feature in tech company offices despite known health risks. It has become an increasingly accepted way to increase productivity in an industry where producing value for the boss is often considered more important than worker health.

Medical science is still trying to determine whether and how much these pouches increase the user's risk of cancer.

Quitting aid turned tech industry boon

Nicotine pouches are an aid meant to help tobacco smokers quit—at least...