Spit-tobacco growth worries health officials

 
By Jeff Raymond
Published: March 5, 2008

Snuff isn't a safe alternative to cigarettes, speakers at the National Smokeless & Spit Tobacco Summit said Tuesday.

Smokeless tobacco, including long-leaf chewing tobacco and the ground variety, causes oral and pancreatic cancers, gum disease and tooth loss.

Long-term users are nearly 50 percent more likely to have cancers of the cheeks and gums than nonusers, according to the American Legacy Foundation , a ...


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