Chewing tobacco facts that follows reveal little talked about let alone known truths about chewing tobacco.
- Chewing tobacco belongs to a group of tobacco products known as smokeless tobacco.
- Chewing tobacco is harmful to health and contains 28 carcinogens which are cancer causing agents.
- Chewing tobacco is addictive as it contains nicotine
- It is not for cigarette replacement it's simply a different way of achieving same results.
- Nicotine is absorbed more slowly than that from cigarettes.
- Nicotine from chewing tobacco stays in the bloodstream longer.
- Chewing tobacco cannot be sold in New Zealand but can be imported for personal use.
- Chewing tobacco is manufactured from loose tobacco leaves, air-cured and shredded into flakes and prepared with sweet flavoredingredients.
- Chewing tobacco eliminates secondhand smoke dangers.
More chewing tobacco facts
- Even thought it's not a stop smoking aid, some smokers have found it useful.
- Swallowing chewing tobacco juice increases risk of stomach
ulcers.
- Drugs and medications used in quitting cigarettes are also used in quitting chewing tobacco
- The main oral change from chewing tobacco is hyperkeratosis which occurs at the spot in the mouth where the tobacco is placed. It may show signs of dysplasia the first stage of cancerous change.
- There is no safe form of tobacco
- Chewing tobacco is associated with bad breath, gum recession, tooth root exposure, gum disease, tooth decay and oral cancer
- manufacturers generally load more nicotine in chewing tobacco than smoked tobacco (cigarettes)
- Chewing tobacco increases risk of decreased general body healing, stomach upset, stomach ulcers, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer and bladder cancer.
An important fact to remember about chewing tobacco is that it is still as harmful to health just like smoking cigarettes, It's simply another way of delivering nicotine to your body.
RETURN TO TOP
Follow the link to read more on nicotine side effects
Follow the link to read more on herbal ways to stop smoking
Follow the link to see chewing tobacco pictures (warning not for the faint heart-ed)
Click here to return to facts about smoking from chewing tobacco facts
SITE MAP
