Smokeless tobacco

From Health Encyclopedia

Used for

chewing tobacco, snuff

Broader Terms

tobacco, tobacco abuse

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Smokeless tobacco is sometimes called "spit" or "spitting" tobacco because people spit out the tobacco juices and saliva that build up in the mouth.
• This trend is likely related to the false belief that smokeless tobacco is safe.
• Can Using Spit Tobacco Harm You? In 1986, the US Surgeon General concluded that the use of smokeless tobacco is not a safe substitute for smoking cigarettes or cigars because these products cause various cancers and non-cancerous conditions.
• The nicotine dose in smokeless tobacco is at least double that of the amount in cigarettes, making smokeless tobacco more addictive than smoking cigarettes.
• This is one reason why people who chew or dip tobacco regularly may think that quitting smokeless tobacco is even harder than quitting cigarette smoking.

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