Using tobacco for long periods of time can increase your risk for various, threatening health problems.
Whether you choose to smoke, chew, sniff or spit tobacco, you’re ingesting over 7,000 harmful chemicals, 70 of which are known carcinogens.
Tobacco Side Effects
There are countless side effects of tobacco smoke and smokeless tobacco.
The risk of developing chronic diseases from smoking cigarettes and using other tobacco products is also common.
Health and human services like the centers for disease control and prevention have outlined the tobacco health risks:
Risk of heart disease and stroke due to blood clots and weakness of blood vessel walls in the brain,
Blood clots in the legs which can lead to clots in the lungs,
Coronary artery disease or heart attack,
Increased blood pressure,
Poor blood supply throughout the legs and body,
Decreased blood flow and reproductive issues,
Cancer (lung, mouth, larynx, nose, sinuses, throat, esophagus, stomach, bladder, kidney, pancreatic cancer, cervix, colon and rectum),
Trouble healing after surgery,
Lung problems such as asthma or COPD,
Pregnancy health risks that can cause with low birth weights, early labor pregnancies, cleft lip or even loss of child,
Decreased ability to smell and taste,
Infertility,
Loss of sight due to increased risk of macular degeneration,
Tooth and gum disease,
Wrinkly skin and poor complexion.
Smokeless Tobacco Health Risks:
Cancer (mouth, tongue, esophagus, pancreas),
Teeth and gum problems, cavities,
High blood pressure and angina.
Secondhand Smoke Health Risks:
Heart attack and heart disease,
Lung cancer,
Severe reactions with eyes, throat, nose and lower respiratory tract.
Asthma flares,
Mouth, throat, sinus, ears and lung infections,
Secondhand smoke in infants can also lead to sudden death.
There are various health risks to consuming, ingesting and smoking tobacco products.
Non-tobacco nicotine pouches may act as an alternative to your tobacco addiction, however, we don't advise using our products if you feel that you are addicted to nicotine.
Always follow the recommended advice from the surgeon general and department of health before consuming nicotine products.
Get help for your addiction professionally or contact us on our website for more health promoting tips on how to quit tobacco.
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