Lungenliga Thurgau warns against synthetic nicotine in e-cigarettes The Lungenliga Thurgau warns: A synthetic substance in e-cigarettes could be more addictive than conventional nicotine. The Thurgau Lung League warns against a synthetic nicotine substitute in e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches. The "6-methyl nicotine" produced in the laboratory could potentially be more addictive than nicotine from the tobacco plant, writes the Lung League in a statement on Sunday. Products with "6-methyl nicotine" are often sold with the inscription "NoNic" or "0% nicotine", it says. This is deceptive, he says, because they only contain another, namely synthetic form of nicotine, which can be even more prob... [Read more]