Chewing tobacco is a type of tobacco product that is placed inside the mouth (referred to as a “wad”). This gives the user a continuous high from the nicotine.
Spit tobacco is sold in three forms:
CHEW: a leafy form of tobacco sold in pouches. Users keep the chew between the cheek and gums for several hours at a time.
PLUG: chew tobacco that has been pressed into a brick.
SNUFF: a powdered, moist form of tobacco sold in tins. Users put the snuff between the lower lip or cheek and the gum. As well, some users will sniff it. Using snuff is also called “dipping.”
Many people think using spit tobacco is safer than smoking. However, just because there is no smoke does not mean it is safe.
A person who uses eight to 10 dips or chews a day receives the same amount of nicotine as a heavy smoker who smokes 30 to 40 cigarettes a day.
Spit tobacco is made from a mixture of tobacco, nicotine, sweeteners, abrasives, salts and chemicals. It contains over 3,000 chemicals including about 28 known carcinogens. Some of the harmful chemicals in spit tobacco are:
- Polonium 210 (nuclear waste)
- Tobacco-specific N-nitrosamines or TSNAs (cancer-causing agents only found in tobacco)
- Formaldehyde (embalming fluid)
- Nicotine Cadmium (used in car batteries)
- Cyanide
- Arsenic
- Benzene
- Lead
Like smoking tobacco, spit tobacco affects the cardiovascular system and may be associated with heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure. Long-term effects include leukoplakia, tooth abrasion, gum recession, gum and tooth disease, loss of bone in the jaw, yellowing of teeth and chronic bad breath.
Other health consequences of using spit tobacco include cancer of the mouth (including the lip, tongue, cheek and floor and roof of the mouth) and throat.
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