
Smoking in Nicaragua
1,280
Deaths
In Nicaragua, 1280 people die each year due to tobacco smoking.
Nicotine Vaping Devices
in Nicaragua
The National Assembly Tobacco Control Act 2010 prohibits the sale, importation or manufacture of objects imitating tobacco products - this includes e-cigarettes. However, reports tell of vape stores in major cities, but these can be subject to enforcement actions leading to prosecutions, expensive legal fees, fines and imprisonment.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
in Nicaragua
Advertising of NRT is allowed.
Snus
in Nicaragua
Used in Scandinavia for more than 200 years, snus is providing smokers in Sweden and Norway with an alternative to combustible cigarettes. Find out what it is, and why it is considered a safer nicotine product in our briefing paper.
Pouches
in Nicaragua
Nicotine pouches are a relatively new product which can provide users of high-risk tobacco with an alternative that poses fewer risks to their health. Read more about nicotine pouches in our briefing paper