Why does chewing tobacco make you sick?

Here's a link for you to read: Chewing tobacco: Not a safe product In short, it can cause throat cancer, addiction (just like cigarettes), tooth cavities, gum disease, heart disease, etc. Why? Because of the chemicals in the chewing tobacco. read more

That is why when you first start smoking you can feel dizzy or even nauseous, but after you build up a tolerance you feel fine. If you chew a lot of tobacco, you can swallow a little bit of the juice and build up a tolerance that way, so that when you start smoking you can smoke a lot without any problems. read more

A. Yes. Like cigarettes, chewing tobacco and snuff contain nicotine - a highly addictive drug. Because the nicotine is absorbed into the bloodstream from the mouth, it takes longer to reach the brain. Smokeless tobacco users do not feel the effects of the nicotine as fast as cigarette users do. But about the same amount of nicotine enters their bloodstreams. read more