Tobacco Vs Smokeless Tobacco Research Paper
Josh Caudell
English 9 Block 2
Research Paper
12/6/13
Smokeless Tobacco VS Cigarettes Smokeless tobacco, also known as dip and chewing tobacco, is tobacco that you put in your lip. Most of the people that use smokeless tobacco start at a young age. Then you have cigarettes that are nearly twice as harmful to your body. The smoking of tobacco gives you a better chance at getting cancer in your lungs and mouth. That is why smokeless tobacco is not a safe alternative but safer that smoking. Horner, Richard says that one third of cancer is caused by smoking. Smokeless tobacco is not a safe alternative to smoking, but it is safer. , although smokeless tobacco it can deliver high doses of nicotine. It is dependence forming, …show more content…
Rodu). In Sweden smokeless tobacco is huge, it is like there way of life. Sweden has high life expectancy, but if smokeless tobacco was a health risk this would not be so, say Dr. Rodu. Nobody in Sweden really smokes cigarettes. They have one of the lowest rates in oral cancer and it is way lower than the U.S. (Dr. Rodu). 80% of medical bills will go to smoking, while alcohol is at 17% and other drugs at 3%. Smokeless tobacco is not even on that list. Over the next 20 years the U.S. will spend over 1 trillion dollars on medical expenses with smoking being 800 billion (Dr. Rodu) Leukoplakia will affect 40 to 80 percent of smokeless tobacco users. Although leukoplakia might sound scary, all it is white spots in your mouth from dipping a little too much. Researchers say that there is a small chance that it will ever go to the next stage which is cancer. You can keep it from developing by just changing the placement of your dip. Dr. Rodu” it is almost criminal to implicate smoking with smokeless …show more content…
With all this information like, oral cancer being caused by smoking and there being more cases of death from smoking that smokeless tobacco. This proves that if you are smoker save your life and change to smokeless tobacco or just stop.
Work Cited
Ebbert, Jon O., et al. "Effect Of High-Dose Nicotine Patch Therapy On Tobacco Withdrawal Symptoms
Among Smokeless Tobacco Users." Nicotine & Tobacco Research 9.1 (2007): 43-52. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Dec. 2013.
Foulds, J., et al. "Effect Of Smokeless Tobacco (Snus) On Smoking And Public
Health In Sweden." Tobacco Control 12.4 (2003): 249-359.Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 Dec.
2013..
Rodu, Brad, MD. For Smokers Only: How Smokeless Tobacco Can Save Your Life. Summer Books. 28
English 9 Block 2
Research Paper
12/6/13
Smokeless Tobacco VS Cigarettes Smokeless tobacco, also known as dip and chewing tobacco, is tobacco that you put in your lip. Most of the people that use smokeless tobacco start at a young age. Then you have cigarettes that are nearly twice as harmful to your body. The smoking of tobacco gives you a better chance at getting cancer in your lungs and mouth. That is why smokeless tobacco is not a safe alternative but safer that smoking. Horner, Richard says that one third of cancer is caused by smoking. Smokeless tobacco is not a safe alternative to smoking, but it is safer. , although smokeless tobacco it can deliver high doses of nicotine. It is dependence forming, …show more content…
Rodu). In Sweden smokeless tobacco is huge, it is like there way of life. Sweden has high life expectancy, but if smokeless tobacco was a health risk this would not be so, say Dr. Rodu. Nobody in Sweden really smokes cigarettes. They have one of the lowest rates in oral cancer and it is way lower than the U.S. (Dr. Rodu). 80% of medical bills will go to smoking, while alcohol is at 17% and other drugs at 3%. Smokeless tobacco is not even on that list. Over the next 20 years the U.S. will spend over 1 trillion dollars on medical expenses with smoking being 800 billion (Dr. Rodu) Leukoplakia will affect 40 to 80 percent of smokeless tobacco users. Although leukoplakia might sound scary, all it is white spots in your mouth from dipping a little too much. Researchers say that there is a small chance that it will ever go to the next stage which is cancer. You can keep it from developing by just changing the placement of your dip. Dr. Rodu” it is almost criminal to implicate smoking with smokeless …show more content…
With all this information like, oral cancer being caused by smoking and there being more cases of death from smoking that smokeless tobacco. This proves that if you are smoker save your life and change to smokeless tobacco or just stop.
Work Cited
Ebbert, Jon O., et al. "Effect Of High-Dose Nicotine Patch Therapy On Tobacco Withdrawal Symptoms
Among Smokeless Tobacco Users." Nicotine & Tobacco Research 9.1 (2007): 43-52. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Dec. 2013.
Foulds, J., et al. "Effect Of Smokeless Tobacco (Snus) On Smoking And Public
Health In Sweden." Tobacco Control 12.4 (2003): 249-359.Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 Dec.
2013..
Rodu, Brad, MD. For Smokers Only: How Smokeless Tobacco Can Save Your Life. Summer Books. 28