Use of stp as smoking cessation aid compared to pharmaceutical nicotine. Smokeless tobacco users have an 80% increased risk for oral cancer and a 60%. Smokeless tobacco and other tobacco products public health. Primary causes are heart disease and cancers of the mouth, pharynx, and the esophagus. Can increase risks for early delivery and stillbirth when used during pregnancy 2. Good tooth and gum care can offset the harmful effects of using dip or chew. The use of chewing tobacco and other smokeless tobacco products increases the risk of oral cancers cancer of the mouth, throat, cheek, gums, lips or tongue. Other harmful health effects of smokeless tobacco include. Smokeless tobacco use as a risk factor for cigarette smoking. Fact sheets presenting data and statistical information on smokeless tobacco, including the health effects, various products and marketing, and usage in the united states. Addiction potential of smokeless tobacco products smokeless tobacco is addictive and withdrawal symptoms are broadly similar to those seen in smokers. Smoking in pregnancy is dangerous to the mother as well. Habitual use of oral tobacco can increase the risk of oral cancer, but the data are insufficient to assess in detail the risks associated with many types of smokeless.
Causes cancer of the mouth, esophagus the passage that connects the throat to the stomach. Ever use of smokeless tobacco was associ ated with a statistically significant threefold increased risk of death from oral cancer. Theres also an increased risk of cancers of the pancreas and esophagus, the long tube that runs from your throat to your stomach. Despite what the tobacco companies may claim, it is not a safe alternative to smoking or a method of quitting. Increased risk of early delivery and stillbirth when used during pregnancy. Those who use betel quid with tobacco find it hard to return to betel quid without tobacco, claiming that the quid has lost its flavor.
Cancer risk of smokeless tobacco users is probably lower than that of smokers, but. Animal carcinogenicity studies strongly support clinical results. Chewing tobacco health effects cancer facts, how to quit. Health harms from smokeless tobacco use campaign for. Depending on the brand, some chewing tobacco products can contain up to 4. Smokeless tobacco can lead to nicotine poisoning and even death in children who mistake it for candy. Health risks of smokeless tobacco american cancer society. Those who use chewing tobacco have an increased risk of. Chewing tobacco users are exposed to more nicotine than smokers. Health effects of smokeless tobacco products european. If they chew tobacco, they risk cancer of the lip, tongue and mouth. Smokeless tobacco contains at least 28 cancercausing chemicals and causes. Smokeless tobacco often contains higher levels of cancercausing chemicals called nitrosamines. Because habitual areca nut chewing is addictive, the practice continues until youth are using betel quid, first without tobacco and often later with tobacco.