Smokeless Tobacco

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Smokeless Tobacco

• Informative Notes on this topic

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Vocabulary words and definitions

• Chewmade from chopped tobacco leaves, thats
  placed between the gums and cheek
• Snuffmade from powdered tobacco leaves and
  stems, that is snorted and placed between the
  gums and cheek
• Nicotinereleased from smokeless tobacco,
  absorbed through the linings of the mouth or
  nose, and carried to the brain through the
  bloodstream.

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Harmful Chemicals

• Formaldehyde
• Lead
• Nitrosamines
• Cadmium
• Polonium
• Carcinogens

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Causes

• Leukoplakiaabnormal cells in the mouth that
  appear as white patches of tissue
• Stains teeth
• Tooth decay
• Gums pull away from the teeth exposing the roots
• Teeth become sensitive and are more likely to
  fall out
• Dulls senses of taste and smell
• More likely to eat more salty and sweet foods