“Going to the police”

Principal cracks down on nicotine use among students

Principal Doris Lochner takes a hard line against nicotine at her school.(Bild: Kerstin Jönsson)

Colorful, fruity, and dangerous—that’s the trend of nicotine toothpicks. It’s spreading primarily through social media. The first schools are responding with full force: Anyone caught with the neurotoxin at Mittersill Poly must go to the police and turn themselves in.

Colorfully packaged, packed with artificial flavors, and sometimes soaked in nicotine—a new toothpick trend among young people is becoming increasingly dangerous. It is spreading rapidly, primarily through social media, prompting the first schools in Salzburg to take drastic measures.