SNUS - OPASNOST / NOVA DROGA?!!

0:00 Recently, we are increasingly noticing a concerning

0:04 phenomenon among our youth.

0:06 Nicotine pouches, which are relatively new to our market,

0:14 are quickly finding their way to young people.

0:16 Although they are not yet widespread

0:18 in the entire population,

0:19 they have unfortunately become a daily occurrence

0:22 and are increasingly appearing among children in elementary schools.

0:26 What is additionally worrying is their availability.

0:29 These products are available at kiosks and gas stations.

0:34 The lack of clear legal regulation makes them more accessible without serious control.

0:40 Snus is a smokeless tobacco product from Sweden consumed by placing a pouch between the upper lip and gum.

0:52 Nicotine pouches, known as Snus, and electronic cigarettes represent

0:57 modern addictions of younger generations.

1:01 Snus is placed under the lip and has no smoke, while cigarettes are smoked, causing the most harm to the lungs.

1:07 Both contain nicotine and create dependence.

1:11 A moment of pleasure can lead to catastrophic

1:14 consequences.

1:17 The use of snus

1:18 among children, based on previous experiences of those who admitted to consuming it, leads to a state of dependence.

1:24 Worrying

1:25 is how apples indicate their consumption of snus.

1:27 Snus affects the health and lives of young people, impacting their physical and mental health, especially due to the addiction it causes.

1:37 The use of snus

1:38 can lead to serious health issues, including oral cancer, tongue cancer, throat cancer, gland cancer, and lung cancer, as well as other severe mental problems. We have a case where a 9-year-old boy was found with gum disease from snus.

1:53 nausea,

1:54 dizziness, and tremors. We should ask ourselves where this child will be in 10 years.

1:59 Children need to be empowered to take the right stance against psychoactive

2:03 substances while also being guided away from these addictions.

2:08 Dear friends, as-salamu alaykum. As you may have heard in the past few minutes from our wonderful students,

2:16 SNUS is a major plague that has spread

2:19 especially among our high school students

2:21 but also among elementary school students.

2:24 These are concerning

2:25 trends that cause

2:27 huge consequences

2:29 for the health of our children, and it really raises the question of where this is all going. The Exalted Allah,

2:36 says in the Holy Quran, 'And do not throw yourselves into destruction,'

2:40 what does this specifically mean? It means that the Exalted Allah

2:41 is warning us.

2:50 It prohibits any activity that harms our psychological,

2:54 physical or spiritual

2:57 health.

2:58 The use of snus,

2:59 consumption

3:00 of snus, which has been recorded in all primary schools, especially high schools,

3:07 and unfortunately even in madrasas,

3:08 is increasingly becoming a plague and a threshold of independence.

3:11 From the perspective of

3:14 the believer.

3:15 a clean mosque.

3:16 Why? Because one pouch

3:19 contains

3:21 nicotine

3:22 equivalent to 20 or 25 cigarettes.

3:26 So, what is nicotine, and these are nicotine pouches,

3:30 it is actually a poison

3:32 that directly

3:33 children consume

3:34 into themselves.

3:36 This causes great addiction,

3:38 thus the same addiction mechanism as

3:41 with heroin,

3:43 some major drugs that we consider significant, but in fact snus

3:48 is just a gateway,

3:49 meaning an entry into the world of drugs by our youth. Because of this, we warn

3:57 parents, we warn

3:58 children, the youth,

3:59 about the danger

4:01 of this plague,

4:02 the ruin

4:04 of indulgence

4:05 in this

4:06 forbidden matter,

4:07 therefore, the drug.

4:09 I ask Allah, the Exalted, to help our youth resist all addictions, especially those that truly destroy

4:18 their bodies, their understanding, and their time. Of course, including their wealth. May Allah reward you, peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.