Snuff-dipper??s lesion

With cigarette smoking declining in the modern world, the tobacco industry has to look for other products that can keep the old customers and attract new ones. Different forms of smokeless tobacco are currently massively promoted and are gaining in importance. Dry nasal snuff--the oldest known form of tobacco in Europe--is one of them. The health risks associated with it are different to those attributed to smoking and oral wet snuff. The nicotine contained leads to dependency. Its resorption rate is similar to that of smoking, so it could be seen as an adequate substitutional therapy. The risk for cardiovascular diseases is lower, compared to that for smokers. Chronic abuse leads to morphological and functional changes in the nasal mucosa. Although it contains substances that are potentially carcinogenic, at present, there is no firm evidence, relating the use of nasal snuff to a higher incidence of head and neck or other malignancies.

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Can the Use of Smokeless Tobacco Products Be Accepted as a Harm Reduction Method in Tobacco Addiction?

Öztuna¹,

Aytemur²,

Elbek³

et al. 2014

Tur Toraks Der

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The goal of smoking cessation treatment is to keep the patient completely away from tobacco and tobacco products. The aim of harm reduction strategies in tobacco control is to reduce the risks associated with tobacco use. In order to turn it into an opportunity, tobacco companies have developed smokeless tobacco products. Some epidemiological studies have reported that smokeless tobacco products are safer than tobacco smoke. However, this method is not completely harmless. In this review, we will discuss all aspects of tobacco harm reduction methods.

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Snuff-dipper??s lesion

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Screening for agents inhibiting the mutagenicity of extracts and constituents of tobacco products

Nasal snuff: historical review and health related aspects

Can the Use of Smokeless Tobacco Products Be Accepted as a Harm Reduction Method in Tobacco Addiction?

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