Can you get addicted to chewing tobacco?

Smokeless tobacco contains nicotine, which is addictive. Nicotine changes the way you think and act. If you are addicted to nicotine, you crave the “buzz” you feel from using it. This is true for smokeless tobacco and smoking. read more

Chewing tobacco's grip on addicted users. From the WebMD Archives Feb. 21, 2000 (Minneapolis) -- On"Bill Tuttle Day" in Minnesota, former major league broadcaster Joe Garagiola stepped up to a microphone in the state capitol building in St. Paul. read more

Like any other drug, use of tobacco over time can cause a physical and psychological addiction. This is also true for smokeless forms of tobacco, such as snuff and chewing tobacco. In 2011, about 70 percent of all adult smokers said they wanted to stop smoking. read more