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3/5/2009

The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reports that the use of snuff and chewing tobacco by U.S. adolescent boys, particularly in rural areas, has surged this decade. The use of all smokeless tobacco products increases the risk of oral cancer, as well as heart disease and stroke. It leads to nicotine addiction just like cigarette smoking. An estimated 7.8 million Americans, overall, used smokeless tobacco during 2007, according to the report. Men were about 15 times more likely to use it than women.