Smoke-less Tobacco, “Smokeless Tobacco: It Can Snuff You Out ”

“Health professionals discuss the dangers of snuff and chewing tobacco with regard to oral cancer and dental problems associated with smokeless tobacco”

“Shows the dangers involved in using 6mokeless tobacco. how companies have had sports figures promote their product and explains that using smokeless tobacco 1s not safer than smoking cigarettes.”

The hazards of inhaling cigarette smoke are well known. Recently, tobacco companies have been promoting smokeless tobacco — tobacco put into one’s mouth and held there. Both health and social consequences arise. Some health professionals have predicted an epidemic of oral cancer. Young people tell of their experiences with smokeless tobacco, including their difficulties in quitting. One young man’s death illustrates the potential hazards of smokeless tobacco.