Facts About Tobacco Biography
*Journal of Nicotine and Tobacco Research, November of 2008. Surveillance of Moist Snuff, Nicotine and Tobacco Nitrosamines. By Richter, Hodge, Stanfill, Zhang, Watson. A detailed analysis of smokeless tobacco contents. click here
*Smokeless tobacco is a known carcinogen (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Report on Carcinogens, December 2002)
*Approximately 31,000 new cases of oral cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2006; nearly two-thirds are male. Estimated deaths from oral cancer in 2004 are at 4,830 men and 2,400 women. (American Cancer Society Cancer Facts & Figures 2004)
*Long term snuff users may be 50 percent more at risk for cancer of the cheek and gums. (American Cancer Society) Please note that snuff use in the US is low compared to other smokeless products. (OCF)
*Smokeless tobacco is also believed to contribute to cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure because the nicotine gets into the bloodstream through the lining of the mouth and/or the gastrointestinal tract. Nicotine will cause the heart to beat faster and blood pressure to rise. (American Cancer Society)
*Smokeless tobacco users increase their risk of cancers of the oral cavity, throat, larynx and esophagus when compared to people who do not use tobacco products. (American Cancer Society / OCF)
*Nearly 600,000 females over age 12 in the U.S. use smokeless tobacco (National Institute of Drug Abuse - an agency of the National Institutes of Health, March 2001)
*Leukoplakia, oral lesions that appear as white patches on the cheeks, gums or tongue, are commonly found present in smokeless tobacco users. Leukoplakia can be a pre-cancerous lesion which may convert to oral cancer. About 75 percent of daily users of smokeless tobacco will get leukoplakia. (American Cancer Society)
*Dipping 8 to 10 times a day can bring as much nicotine into the body as smoking 30-40 cigarettes (Spit Tobacco: Does Smokeless Mean Harmless, 2001 Mayo Clinic report)
*Smokeless tobacco users absorb two to three times the amount of addictive nicotine as those who smoke cigarettes. (National Cancer Institute) Note: While not considered the primary cause of tobacco related malignancy, nicotine is responsible for the addiction of people to tobacco products, and the following long term use.
*"I cannot conclude that the use of any tobacco product is a safer alternative to smoking. This message is especially important to communicate to young people, who may perceive smokeless tobacco as a safe form of tobacco use." (U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, MD, June 2003 testimony) While OCF agrees with this statement, especially in relationship to young individuals, there may be some harm reduction benefit when traditional loose leaf chewing tobacco is compared snus style products, and certainly when compared to with smoking tobacco where combustion of the tobacco is present. This does not mean that we endorse the use of smokeless products, as their contribution to disease processes outside the known realm of oral cancer is not completely understood. (OCF)
*46.4 percent of current tobacco users who are in Ohio middle school live in a household where someone else uses smokeless tobacco. (2002 Ohio Youth Tobacco Survey, Ohio Department of Health)
*Chewing tobacco contains 28 carcinogens, including tobacco-specific nitrosamines. Other cancer-causing substances include formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, crotonaldeyde, hydrazine, arsenic, nickel, cadmium, benzopyrene and polonium (which gives off radiation). (National Cancer Institute) While some of these occur in trace amounts, published studies do not exist to prove these amounts harmless, or which address long term exposure and accumulative effect. (OCF)
*Journal of Nicotine and Tobacco Research, November of 2008. Surveillance of Moist Snuff, Nicotine and Tobacco Nitrosamines. By Richter, Hodge, Stanfill, Zhang, Watson. A detailed analysis of smokeless tobacco contents. click here
*Smokeless tobacco is a known carcinogen (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Report on Carcinogens, December 2002)
*Approximately 31,000 new cases of oral cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2006; nearly two-thirds are male. Estimated deaths from oral cancer in 2004 are at 4,830 men and 2,400 women. (American Cancer Society Cancer Facts & Figures 2004)
*Long term snuff users may be 50 percent more at risk for cancer of the cheek and gums. (American Cancer Society) Please note that snuff use in the US is low compared to other smokeless products. (OCF)
*Smokeless tobacco is also believed to contribute to cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure because the nicotine gets into the bloodstream through the lining of the mouth and/or the gastrointestinal tract. Nicotine will cause the heart to beat faster and blood pressure to rise. (American Cancer Society)
*Smokeless tobacco users increase their risk of cancers of the oral cavity, throat, larynx and esophagus when compared to people who do not use tobacco products. (American Cancer Society / OCF)
*Nearly 600,000 females over age 12 in the U.S. use smokeless tobacco (National Institute of Drug Abuse - an agency of the National Institutes of Health, March 2001)
*Leukoplakia, oral lesions that appear as white patches on the cheeks, gums or tongue, are commonly found present in smokeless tobacco users. Leukoplakia can be a pre-cancerous lesion which may convert to oral cancer. About 75 percent of daily users of smokeless tobacco will get leukoplakia. (American Cancer Society)
*Dipping 8 to 10 times a day can bring as much nicotine into the body as smoking 30-40 cigarettes (Spit Tobacco: Does Smokeless Mean Harmless, 2001 Mayo Clinic report)
*Smokeless tobacco users absorb two to three times the amount of addictive nicotine as those who smoke cigarettes. (National Cancer Institute) Note: While not considered the primary cause of tobacco related malignancy, nicotine is responsible for the addiction of people to tobacco products, and the following long term use.
*"I cannot conclude that the use of any tobacco product is a safer alternative to smoking. This message is especially important to communicate to young people, who may perceive smokeless tobacco as a safe form of tobacco use." (U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, MD, June 2003 testimony) While OCF agrees with this statement, especially in relationship to young individuals, there may be some harm reduction benefit when traditional loose leaf chewing tobacco is compared snus style products, and certainly when compared to with smoking tobacco where combustion of the tobacco is present. This does not mean that we endorse the use of smokeless products, as their contribution to disease processes outside the known realm of oral cancer is not completely understood. (OCF)
*46.4 percent of current tobacco users who are in Ohio middle school live in a household where someone else uses smokeless tobacco. (2002 Ohio Youth Tobacco Survey, Ohio Department of Health)
*Chewing tobacco contains 28 carcinogens, including tobacco-specific nitrosamines. Other cancer-causing substances include formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, crotonaldeyde, hydrazine, arsenic, nickel, cadmium, benzopyrene and polonium (which gives off radiation). (National Cancer Institute) While some of these occur in trace amounts, published studies do not exist to prove these amounts harmless, or which address long term exposure and accumulative effect. (OCF)
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