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That they will become addicted to nicotine, continue to chew or use snuff, and develop various forms of oral and throat cancer down the line.
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Which has a higher risk of getting cancer tobacco smokers or chewers?
chewing tobacco
How does chewing tobacco effect the heart?
Using smokeless tobacco increases the risk of high blood pressure, which can lead to cardiovascular disease. It also increases the chances of cardiovascular stroke. Smokeless tobacco is highly addictive because of its high nicotine levels.
How many people does chewing tobacco kill each year?
Approximately zero.The main health risk of tobacco is cancer, which usually takes more than a few years to develop to the point of being fatal. Since teens in most places don't even have (legal) access to tobacco until they're almost not teens anymore, the number of teens who contract and die from cancer in the one or two years where they can both get tobacco AND are still teens is pretty small.Teens who have asthma and smoke could potentially die pretty quickly, but this could be considered dying from stupidity rather than tobacco, as taking up smoking when you're alreadyhaving difficulty breathing is not very bright.The number of people who die from tobacco-related diseases who started using tobacco products when they were teens, though, is much, much higher.
Which is worse for you smoking or chewing tobacco?
Smoking and chewing tobacco each have severe health risks. While smoking is a major risk factor for glaucoma, emphysema, throat cancer, and lung cancer, "chewing tobacco" is connected to a greatly increased risk of oral cancer. Both contain nicotine, which has its own documented health effects.
Which of the following is an example of a risk behavior?
Chewing tobacco
How long can a person live while taking chew tobacco?
Chewing tobacco is much safer for health than is smoking it. The primary danger is that it increases the risk of mouth cancer.
What are risk factors of three year old accidentally eating chewing tobacco?
Throwing up and that's pretty much it. There is no risk for getting addicted if it happens just once.
Can you use chewing tobacco to help quit smoking?
What do you think? Bloody idiot it might help you stop smoking, but there's nicotine in chewing tobacco too. also, chewing tobacco looks and smells gross, is unattractive and has no less risk of giving you cancer. you're better off just fighting off the mental addiction and quitting cold turkey, take it from a fellow smoker buddy
What are the six CDC risks for teens?
drugs and alcohol nutrition sex risk behaviors tobacco use physical activity injury and violence
Is jaw cancer a natural cause?
Cancer is sometimes natural, but often other factors can influence normal cells to suddenly begin growing wildly and out of control, which is what a cancer is. Cancer of the jaw or mouth is generally uncommon, but chewing tobacco can greatly increase your risk. Tobacco use does not "cause" cancer - many tobacco users live long and healthy lives. But any kind of tobacco use can increase your RISK of getting cancers, and the type of cancer is directly related to the type of use. Cancers of the mouth are related to chewing tobacco use.
Is chewing tobacco safer than smoking?
While the available evidence shows that smokeless tobacco may be less dangerous than cigarettes are, long-term use of chewing tobacco and other smokeless tobacco products can cause serious health problems. That's because they can contain about 30 cancer-causing substances. Like cigarettes, smokeless tobacco also contains nicotine, which can cause you to become addicted.AddictionBecause smokeless tobacco contains nicotine, you can get addicted, just as you can with cigarettes and other tobacco products. Your body may actually absorb more nicotine from chewing tobacco or snuff than it does from a cigarette. Just as with smoking, withdrawal from smokeless tobacco causes signs and symptoms such as intense cravings, increased appetite, irritability and depressed mood. Also, over time, you develop a tolerance for the nicotine in chewing tobacco and other smokeless tobacco products, and you need more to feel the desired effects. This may lead you to dangerous habits - using brands with more nicotine, using more often, leaving chew in your mouth overnight and swallowing tobacco juices.CancerYour risk of certain types of cancer increases if you use chewing tobacco or other types of smokeless tobacco. This includes esophageal cancer and various types of oral cancer, including cancers of your mouth, throat, cheek, gums, lips and tongue. Surgery to remove cancer from any of these areas can leave your jaw, chin, neck or face disfigured, and the cancer may be life-threatening. You also face increased risks related to pancreatic cancer and kidney cancer.CavitiesChewing tobacco and other forms of smokeless tobacco cause tooth decay. That's because chewing tobacco contains high amounts of sugar, which contributes to cavities. Chewing tobacco also contains coarse particles that can irritate your gums and scratch away at the enamel on your teeth, making your teeth more vulnerable to cavities.Gum diseaseThe sugar and irritants in chewing tobacco and other forms of smokeless tobacco can cause your gums to pull away from your teeth in the area of your mouth where you place the chew. Over time you can develop gum disease (gingivitis), which can lead to periodontitis and tooth loss. And like cigarettes, chewing tobacco and other smokeless products can stain your teeth and cause bad breath.Heart diseaseSmokeless tobacco increases your heart rate and blood pressure. Some evidence suggests that long-term use of smokeless tobacco increases your risk of dying of certain types of heart disease and stroke.Precancerous mouth lesionsSmokeless tobacco increases your risk of developing small white patches called leukoplakia (loo-ko-PLAY-kee-uh) inside your mouth where the chew is most often placed. These mouth lesions are precancerous - meaning that the lesions could one day become cancer. If you stop using smokeless tobacco products, the lesions usually go away within a few months.
Why are teens most at risk for using inhalants?
because younger kids don't even know what inhalants are. so, teens know more about inhalants then kids do. teens can be really bad so they choose to do inhalants the most of all.
