Harmful Effects of Chewing Tobacco: A Comprehensive Study

Running head: DRUGS AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Drugs and Human Behavior
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Abstract
The most dominant and active substance that is present within any tobacco product is Nicotine.
Consuming any tobacco product will result in the consumption of Nicotine. This easily gets
dissolved in blood and causes several health problems. People might be in the misconception that
chewing tobacco like snuff is much harmless than smoking tobacco. However snuff or any other
kinds of smokeless tobacco are not harmless. They are equally bad for the health. Chewing
tobacco increases chances of mouth infection, permanent bone disorder, bleeding gums, lack of
teeth and also severe types of oral cancer. So, efforts are to be made to make people aware about
the health hazards of chewing tobacco.

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One of the major problems that is existing in the modern day scenario is that of drug
addiction. Different people are addicted to different kinds of things. Some are addicted to
alcohol, some to cocaine and some with tobacco. Some people are highly addicted to the
chewing of tobacco rather than smoking. This tobacco that is used for chewing is also known as
the snuff, spit tobacco, chewing tobacco and others. There is a difference in the usage of this
tobacco. Unlike the Cigarettes, this tobacco is not smoked; it is chewed by placing them between
then cheeks or the gums and the lips. As it gets chewed a juice comes out from the same and it
releases the nicotine. This nicotine gets dissolved in blood and can cause several health
problems. This habit of chewing tobacco develops among the teenagers at their alcohol times.
One of the reasons might be the peer pressure. Many students might feel that it is really a very
cool habit and try doing these same things just s their friends. After one or two days, they start
doing it on a daily basis and this is how they make it a habit (Liu et al., 2015).
Figure1: Chewing or smokeless tobacco