Nicotine pouch restriction makes quitting harder for workers

By definition, an addict can't go without whatever they're addicted to without extreme discomfort. That's why most successful addiction treatments involve the person slowly and voluntarily decreasing their intake, to keep it to the point where the discomfort is manageable.

Nicotine withdrawal symptoms can include headache, nausea, and difficulty concentrating, and just one of those can result in you fucking up on the job—not a big deal if you're in marketing, but if you're a heavy equipment operator someone could end up getting killed. So I'd much rather that anyone trying to quit smoking do so in a controlled manner and with whatever aids work for them, rather than being forced to go cold turkey (or return to smoking) because of poorly-chosen policies. Y'know, just in case.