Smokeless Tobacco

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I have a very limited knowledge concerning so called smokeless tobacco, including chewing tobacco and snuff. Fortunately there are a number of excellent web sites available that give information on these substances, the health risks associated with their use and help on how to kick the habit.

To follow up on the Bret Butler story, you might first start at this story of former baseball playerBill Tuttle

Still more information on this topic including input from Nolan Ryan

The two best and most comprehensive web pages dealing with this topic are, surprisingly, written by high school students!Jack Klineand Brian Peters.

I was delighted to see such high quality research being produced by these outstanding young students.

A brief statement of the risks of smokeless tobacco.Risks

Some prevelance data from the state of West Virginia

More information about risks and addiction from West Virginia

Smokeless tobacco has been proposed by some to be a safe way for people to get nicotine in an alternative way and help kick the cigarette habit. At this site, the National Cancer Institute explains why this is not a good idea.

This view is echoed by the Hazeldon Report

Some myths about smokeless tobacco are discussed by the Mayo Clinic.

This is an outstanding general review of the topic from Penn State

To get the dentist's perspective on smokeless tobacco try Dentist