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A tough one to chew on: smokeless tobacco and teens

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Source: Medscape Today Author: Mary E. Muscari, PhD, CPNP, APRN-BC, CFNS Introduction One would think that the mere image of a bulgy cheek spewing brown, foul-smelling goo would be more than enough to turn anyone, especially appearance-conscious teens, off of using smokeless tobacco (ST). But then, these media-savvy adolescents probably have discovered snus, a smoke- and [...]

Swedish Match snuff separates from snus pack

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

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Source: Tobacco News Author: Staff Swedish Match North America, maker of moist snuff, cigars and chewing tobacco, is taking a different approach to marketing its Swedish-style snus tobacco product when compared to two other U.S. tobacco companies offering the product, according to a report by the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Swedish Match marketers began a sampling effort [...]

Smokeless tobacco risks ‘overblown’?

Monday, April 26, 2010

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Source: www.tobacco-news.net Author: staff The Wall Street Journal “Numbers Guy” blog said that while smokeless tobacco products remain far less popular than cigarettes in the United States, a collection of products that deliver nicotine without smoke—including dip, chew, snuff and newer items that look more like chewing gum—have sparked a heated debate about health risks. [...]

Experts warn that new “smokeless” tobacco products are still dangerous

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

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Source: FOX21News Author: Tracee Tolentino DULUTH – The tobacco industry is offering new products and finding new ways to attract and keep customers. However, health advocates say the new products are just as dangerous, and the customers are getting younger and younger. “Most 6-year-olds, if you queried them, they would know who Joe Camel is,” [...]

Swedish snuff more addicting?

Monday, October 26, 2009

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Source: www.upi.com Author: staff A Swedish tobacco company adds a substance to snuff products to heighten dependency, an investigative report concluded. The usual level for snuff or ‘snus’ is eight milligrams per gram but double that amount was found in one product produced by Swedish Match, the news program Kalla Fakta reported. The report alleges [...]

Today’s smokeless tobacco is just as addictive and marketed to the young

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

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Source: www.timesleader.com Author: Geri Anne Kaikowski It’s a misconception that just because you don’t smoke nicotine, it is less addictive and less dangerous than a cigarette. That’s the fallacy and danger behind a marketing ploy for a new take on a centuries old product, snuff. Whereas the old snuff, popular in the 1970s and 1980s [...]

Snuff and chewing tobacco linked to increased risk of fatal MI or stroke

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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Source: WebMD Author: Marlene Busko Lyon, France – Smokeless tobacco—such as snuff and chewing tobacco—is not harmless when it comes to heart health, according to a new meta-analysis [1]. A review of 11 studies from Sweden and the US, almost entirely in men, showed that smokeless-tobacco users had an increased risk of death from MI [...]

Oral use of Swedish moist snuff (snus) and risk for cancer of the mouth, lung, and pancreas in male construction workers: a retrospective cohort study

Sunday, July 26, 2009

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Source: www.thelancet.com Author: Juhua Luo, MSc et al. Background: Although classified as carcinogenic, snuff is used increasingly in several populations. Scandinavian moist snuff (snus) has been proposed as a less harmful alternative to smoking, but precise data on the independent associations of snus use with site-specific cancers are sparse. We aimed to assess the risks [...]

Philip Morris expects FDA regulation will be a perk

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

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Source: Richmond Times Author: David Ress Jun 23, 2009 (Richmond Times-Dispatch – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) – One of the real tests of how federal regulation will affect tobacco use could be something you’ll spot at a convenience store counter. A new law signed by President Barack Obama yesterday will, among many changes, move all tobacco [...]

Chewing tobacco use surges among boys

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

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Source: Msnbc.msn.com Author: Staff WASHINGTON – Use of snuff and chewing tobacco by U.S. adolescent boys, particularly in rural areas, has surged this decade, a federal agency said in a report on Thursday that raised concern among tobacco control advocates. The use of such smokeless tobacco products increases the risk of oral cancer as well [...]

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