Also called: Also called: Chewing tobacco, Dip, Oral tobacco, Snuff, Spit tobacco
Many people who chew tobacco or dip snuff think it's safer than smoking. But you don't have to smoke tobacco for it to be dangerous. Chewing or dipping carries risks like
- Cancer of the mouth
- Decay of exposed tooth roots
- Pulling away of the gums from the teeth
- White patches or red sores in the mouth that can turn to cancer
Recent research shows the dangers of smokeless tobacco may go beyond the mouth. It might also play a role in other cancers, heart disease and stroke.
Smokeless tobacco contains more nicotine than cigarettes. Nicotine is a highly additive drug that makes it hard to stop using tobacco once you start. Having a quit date and a quitting plan can help you stop successfully.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
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Smokeless Tobacco and Cancer
(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/smokeless-tobacco
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Smokeless Tobacco and Cancer: Questions and Answers
(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/smokeless
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Spit Tobacco: A Guide for Quitting
(National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research) - http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/OralHealth/Topics/SpitTobacco/SpitTobaccoAGuideforQuitting.htm
- Chewing Tobacco: Not a Risk-Free Alternative to Cigarettes(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/chewing-tobacco/CA00019/METHOD=print
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Smokeless Tobacco: Health and Other Effects
(National Cancer Institute) - http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/tcrb/less_effects.html
- Chewing Tobacco Use Surges Among Boys(03/05/2009, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_81383.html
- Smokeless Tobacco May Not Help Smokers Quit(02/12/2009, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_80333.html
- Leukoplakia(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/leukoplakia/DS00458/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
- Betel Quid with Tobacco (Gutka)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/smokeless/betel_quid.htm
- Smokeless Tobacco and How to Quit(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_13X_Quitting_Smokeless_Tobacco.asp?sitearea=PED
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Smokeless Tobacco: Quitting
(National Cancer Institute) - http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/tcrb/less_quit.html
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Tobacco, Smokeless
(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/term=%22Tobacco,+Smokeless%22
- Health Harms from Smokeless Tobacco Use(National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids) - Links to PDF - http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0319.pdf
- Article: Manufacturer claims new tobacco product encourages harm reduction. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19364778&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Prevalence and determinants of tobacco use in a highly literate... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19267035&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Tobacco chewing and female oral cavity cancer risk in Karunagappally... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19259098&tool=MedlinePlus
- Smokeless Tobacco -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=tobacco,smokeless[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- ABC's of Tobacco(National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids) - http://tobaccofreekids.org/abc/frameset.htm
- American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org/
- Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids(National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids) - http://tobaccofreekids.org/
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National Cancer Institute
- http://www.cancer.gov/
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National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
- http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/
- State of Tobacco Control: 2008(American Lung Association) - http://www.stateoftobaccocontrol.org/
- Child and Teen Tobacco Use(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_2X_Child_and_Teen_Tobacco_Use.asp?sitearea=PED
- Smokeless Tobacco(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/smokeless/smokeless_tobacco.htm
- Smokeless Tobacco and Kids(National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids) - Links to PDF - http://tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0003.pdf
- Smokeless Tobacco Use, Initiation, and Relationship to Cigarette Smoking: 2002 to 2007(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/smokelessTobacco/smokelessTobacco.htm
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Smokeless Tobacco: Especially for Kids!
(National Cancer Institute) - http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/tcrb/less_kids.html
- I Quit: What to Do When You're Sick of Smoking, Chewing, or Dipping(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/how_to_quit/iquit/iquit.htm
- Smokeless Tobacco(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/tobacco/smokeless.html
- Oral Cancer - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/oralcancer.html
- Quitting Smoking - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/quittingsmoking.html
- Smoking - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/smoking.html
- Mouth and Teeth - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mouthandteeth.html
- Substance Abuse Problems - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/substanceabuseproblems.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Smokeless Tobacco is the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research - http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/
Smokeless Tobacco - Multiple Languages - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/smokelesstobacco.html