Nicotine sales to minors up 2.5x in 2025 — 911 cases reported

Poland's STOP18! programme recorded 911 cases of attempted nicotine and tobacco sales to minors in 2025 — 2.5 times more than the previous year. The sharp rise in reports points to a serious failure to enforce age-restriction rules at point of sale. Experts are calling for a decisive response from regulatory authorities.