Cigarettes Are For

Losers, Snuff Is The New

Stuff.

BY: VIVIAN WINDLE

Who uses snuff

• Most people that sniff snuff are men.

• Snuff is not as common as it was before but, other non-smoke tobacco products are also harmful.

• No type of tobacco product is healthy, most tobacco products have some risk of a type of cancer.

Chemicals in Snuff

• Polonium 210 (nuclear waste)

• Tobacco-specific

• N-nitrosamines or TSNAs (cancer-causing agents only found in tobacco)

• Formaldehyde (embalming fluid)

• Nicotine Cadmium (used in car batteries)

• Cyanide

• Arsenic

• Benzene

• Lead

Health Risks

• heart, which can lead to a heart attack. Around 30 per cent are caused by smoking.

• As it says on the can, this tobacco product can damage your health and is addictive.

• Cerebral thrombosis: the vessels to the brain can become blocked, which can lead to collapse, stroke and paralysis.If the kidney arteries are affected, then high blood pressure or kidney failure results.

What companies

produce snuff?

Many different companies produce

snuff the average price ranges are

about five or ten dollars.

Information about snuff

• The average price of snuff is about five to ten dollars. It doesn’t seem to expensive but, because it is addictive, it could end up costing you a lot of money

• Snuff is a powdered, moist form of tobacco sold in tins. Users put the snuff between the lower lip or cheek and the gum. As well, some users will sniff it. Using snuff is also called “dipping.”

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The Main Websites I Used During This Project:

• http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts/smokehealth.htm

• http://www.tobaccofacts.org/tob_truth/spit.html

• http://www.thetruth.com/

• http://www.google.com

• http://google.images.com