1. Smokeless Tobacco
Snuff and Chew

2. Snuff Finely ground tobacco Comes in cans or pouches
Users put a pinch or “dip” between their lower lip or cheek and gum and suck on it

3. Chew Comes in pouches Also known as “plugs” or “wads”
Bulkier than snuff and is placed between the cheek and gum
It is in leaf form.

4. Statistics
About 7.8 million people 12 years and older in the U.S. use smokeless tobacco
11.8% of high school boys reported using smokeless tobacco
3/4 of daily users have non-cancerous or pre-cancerous lesions in their mouths
Snuff sales increased from $817 million in 1991 to $1.77 billion in 2001

5. Smokeless tobacco is a safe alternative to cigarettes.
MYTH
Smokeless tobacco is a safe alternative to cigarettes.

6. TRUTH
Just because there is not smoke, doesn’t mean that smokeless tobacco is safe.
Holding one pinch of smokeless tobacco in your mouth for 30 minutes delivers as much nicotine as 3-4 cigarettes.
Smokeless tobacco can cause cancer.

7. What is in smokeless tobacco?
28 cancer-causing chemicals
Nitrosamines - most powerful cancer-causing agents in smokeless tobacco
Polonium radioactive particles that turn to radon
Formaldehyde - embalming fluid
Arsenic - metallic element which forms poisonous compounds

11. Health Problems Nicotine addiction Leukoplakia Gum recession & disease
Tooth abrasion & disease
Oral cancer
Hypertension
Ulcers
Loss of Bone
Increase heart rate & blood pressure

12. Other negative effects
Bad breath
Spitting/drooling
Tooth stains
Increased tooth decay
Discolored Teeth
Constriction of Blood Vessels

13. You can use a little smokeless tobacco and not get hooked.
MYTH
You can use a little smokeless tobacco and not get hooked.

14. TRUTH
Even a little smokeless tobacco has enough nicotine in it to get you addicted if you keep using it. Don’t be fooled by thinking you can use just a little and not get addicted.

15. Danger signs! A sore that bleeds easily and doesn’t heal
A lump or white patch in mouth or neck
A prolonged sore throat
Difficulty in chewing, swallowing, or moving your tongue or jaw
Restricted movement of the tongue or jaw
A feeling of something in the throat
Swelling that does not go away