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What are the negative health effects of chewing tobacco?

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Chewing tobacco, snuff, or smokeless tobacco effects health adversely with oral cancers, gum disease, tooth decay (cavities), tooth loss, and bad breath. Learn how to quit chewing tobacco, the side effects of chewing tobacco, and how mouth cancer can arise from chewing tobacco. read more

Using smokeless tobacco increases the risk for death from heart disease and stroke. 1,3; Smokeless tobacco can cause nicotine poisoning in children. 4; Additional research is needed to examine long-term effects of newer smokeless tobacco products, such as dissolvables and U.S. snus. References. World Health Organization. IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans. read more

Health Risks of Smokeless Tobacco. Spit or smokeless tobacco is a less lethal, but still unsafe, alternative to smoking. Types of smokeless tobacco. Many types of tobacco are put into the mouth. These are some of the more common ones: Chewing, oral, or spit tobacco. This tobacco comes as loose leaves, plugs, or twists of dried tobacco that may be flavored. read more

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