Meanwhile, only 3% of all American adults have reported ever using the pouches, according to the study. “Military personnel historically use tobacco and nicotine products at muc

Soldiers at Fort Liberty, the largest military base in the U.S., were found to be eight times likelier to use nicotine pouches than the average American adult, according to a new survey conducted by the University of Virginia.

A ctive-duty U.S. Army soldiers are nearly 10 times more likely to use addictive nicotine pouches than are civilians, putting them at a higher risk for cancer after leaving the service, according to a new study by University of Virginia researchers.

A new study from the University of Virginia shows that military personnel are ten times more likely to use nicotine pouches than the average American.

In focus groups, soldiers have said that they can’t carry a lot of energy drinks in the field, so they bring nicotine pouches instead.