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 The Surgeon General's Report for Kids about Smoking
Is smokeless tobacco safe?
NO WAY!
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Many people think smokeless tobacco (also known as
chewing or spit tobacco, or snuff) is safe. One study quoted in the SGR
said only 40
percent of kids thought smokeless tobacco was very harmful. Very wrong! The truth is that
smokeless tobacco use is connected with all sorts of problems. |
BAD HEALTH!
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Smokeless tobacco can cause bleeding gums and sores of the mouth
that never heal. Eventually you might end up with cancer. |
TOUGH TO QUIT!
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Tobacco is tobacco: it all contains nicotine, and nicotine is
addictive! |
VERY DISGUSTING!
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It stains your teeth a yellowish-brown color. It gives you bad
breath. It can make you dizzy, give you the hiccups, even make you throw up. (Definitely
NOT cool!) |
Finally, one more fact to chew on -- according to the
SGR, kids who use smokeless
tobacco are more likely to start using cigarettes, too. That's a double whammy that no
healthy body can survive! So spit it out; say no to smokeless tobacco.
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