The Dangers of Spit Tobacco
Is it really as dangerous as regular tobacco?
Smokeless Tobacco
Some smokeless tobacco products contain more than 3,000 chemicals and has almost 30 cancer-causing substances. Not only this, but it can also cause tooth decay because of the sugar in it. Pretty glamorous, right?
There are two types of smokeless tobacco: snuff and chewing.
Snuff can come dry and powdery in pouches, or moist in tin cans. Chewing tobacco is most commonly found in a shredded form, and occasionally a "plug" or "twist" form.
Smokeless tobacco compared to regular tobacco.
People who have stopped smoking usually switch to smokeless tobacco instead. However, if your hold an average sized plug in your mouth for around 30 minutes, it'll be give you as much nicotine as if you smoked 4 cigarettes. Just because you aren't smoking it directly, the tobacco can still cause diseases and death.
Chewing Tobacco
Chewing tobacco is a form of smokeless tobacco that is found in shredded leaves or twists, and is placed between the inside of your cheek and your gums or teeth.
Smokeless Tobacco Statistics
-The yearly consumer in the US on smokeless tobacco is $2.6 billion.
-Tobacco's yearly advertising budget is $354 million.
-10 million people in the US using smokeless tobacco.
-If you use smokeless tobacco, you have a 50% chance of getting oral cancer.
Sites to visit
To learn more about the risks of using chewing tobacco, visit the website below!
Website: http://www.parade.com/47772/parade/the-risks-chewing-tobacco-vs-cigarettes/