What are the Side effects of Smokeless or Chewing tobacco

What are the Side effects of Smokeless or Chewing tobacco? 

Many of us think that smokeless tobacco is a safer option than smoking cigarettes. But it's not true. Smokeless tobacco has the same harmful effect on the body as smoking does. You will not find a safer tobacco product.

While chewing tobacco nicotine is absorbed by soft mouth tissue. Some dangerous chemicals present in smokeless tobacco are –

carbon monoxide, tar, formaldehyde, cyanide, and ammonia.

Nicotine -

This chemical is the most dangerous one and present in tobacco. only because of Nicotine we cant leave tobacco because it's highly addictive the same as dangerous as heroin.

And if you are taking it as chewing, it will easily absorb it by the body. chewing tobacco releases more Nicotine than smoking. So it's more dangerous than smoking. And Nicotine also stays longer in our blood if you take it from chewing tobacco.

It's very difficult to leave the habit of taking Nicotine because it's so much addictive.

 
Some forms of smokeless tobacco are –

Chewing tobacco – In chewing tobacco, you place the tobacco between teeth and gums. The saliva in the mouth you need to spit or swallowed.

Snuff – It’s a flavored and fine cut or ground tobacco. It may be dry or a little wet. It's also known as Dipping. It also comes in small tea bags shaped pouches.

Snus – It’s spitless and flavored tobacco that originated in Sweden. This tobacco is pasteurized before packing to kill bacteria that cause cancer. It comes with flavored fruits and spices.

The harmful effect of smokeless tobacco –

All tobacco products have a chemical named Nicotine. This chemical makes people addicted to tobacco. Smokeless tobacco is more addictive than smoking because we can take it any time anywhere. And if you wish to withdraw after addiction you may be facing some symptoms like-

Depressed mood, Intense craving for tobacco, sleep problems, and an increase in appetite.

1. Heart disease – Smokeless tobacco 
- increase heartbeat and blood pressure. 
- stroke or heart attack and even death.
- Narrowing of Arteries. This results in a feeling of tiredness after taking tobacco because our cells can not get enough supply of oxygen now heart needs to pump more blood by putting more pressure. 

2. Cancer – Cancer is the most common disease that is caused by smokes less tobacco. You may have mouth, throat, lips, and food pipe, and gums cancer.

3. Teeth disease – Chemical contains smokeless tobacco cause cavity, staining, and tooth loss in teeth. It also makes your breath stinky.

4. Leukoplakia is a disease where some small white patches are formed in the mouth by using smokeless tobacco. These white patches form cancer in the later stage. These are also known as sores and are painless.

5. Gum disease - Smokeless tobacco starts melting your gums and they start getting thin. It causes the tooth to fall. If there is blood every time when you brush then it means your gums are getting destroyed by smokeless tobacco.

Why we became addicted to tobacco –

Nicotine presents in tobacco increase the level of chemical Dopamine in the brain. This chemical gives a feeling of good or joy. But this feeling goes when you throw the tobacco from your mouth. And now your brain wants to release more dopamine so you have to take tobacco for that. And which leads to addiction.

Holding smokeless tobacco in your mouth for 30 minutes is equal to smoking 3 cigarettes. It will give you the same quantity of nicotine.

 
How you can quit smokeless tobacco –

1. Make a strong will to quit it. Fix a date to quit and throw all tobacco products from your home.

2. Leave those friends or person who is using smokeless tobacco.

3. Varenicline is a no nicotine medication. You can also try this.

4. Know the harmful effects of smokeless