July 14 (UPI) -- Health experts say in recent years the number of kids taken ill after ingesting nicotine products has surged. A study published Monday in Pediatrics, a journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said from 2010-2023 that U.S. poison centers reported around 135,000 cases of nicotine poisoning among children under age 6.

The amount of kids who have gotten ill after ingesting nicotine pouches increased from 2010 to 2023, the study shows. The Poison Data System reported 134,663 cases of nicotine poisonings

Most incidents resulted in very few problems; however, 81.3% of cases did not require treatment at a healthcare facility. Despite most ingestions causing little harm, smokeless pouches like Velo or ZYN were responsible for the most serious nicotine poisonings that hospitalized children.