Smokeless Tobacco

Facts:

• Smokeless Tobacco and Snuff- Inhaled, Chewed, Held in Mouth; a Direct Link to Throat and Mouth Cancer
• Contain- Nitrosamines which cause Cancer; Nicotine which Raises Blood Pressure and Heart Rate; May also Produce Leukoplakia (Thick, Wrinkled, White Patches Inside the Mouth) that can Develop Mouth Cancer
• Cigars- Increase Risk of Mouth, Throat, Tongue, Larynx Cancer

What do I need to do?

• See your Physician- Goal to Gradually Reduce Nicotine until no longer a Dependency
• See a Registered Dietitian- for Healthy Eating Choices
• Nictoine Replacement Products- Gums, Skin Patches, Inhalers, Nasal Sprays, Lozenges, and Non-Nicotine Pill that help to overcome Your Addiction
• Try- More than One Product to see what Works for YOU due to the Various Side Effects; Helps to Control Irritability and Cravings for Tobacco
• Suggest- a Tobacco Cessation Program which helps to deal with Tobacco Smoking or Chewing
• Cigars- Increase Risk of Mouth, Throat, Tongue, Larynx Cancer
• Nicotine Replacement Products- Break the Habit of Using Tobacco, Prevent Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms
  -Products- Deliver Nicotine to the Bloodstream without Carbon Monoxide, Tars, and other Dangerous Chemicals