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Health Hazards of Smokeless Tobacco-M.A.Aleem Neurologist Trichy Tamilnadu India

Health Hazards of Smokeless Tobacco

-M.A.Aleem Neurologist Trichy Tamilnadu India 

Smokeless tobacco is available in many forms with different names for many years.

The newest forms of smokeless tobacco are finely ground dissolvable tobacco

 prepared from hand .picked tobacco leaves and with rich spices, natural aroma of sandalwood oil and a plethora of floral essences and shaped into sticks, pellets, or strips. These forms melt in the users' mouth between lip and gums within 3 to 30 minutes, delivering nicotine. These new pellets or sticks form of smokeless tobacco contain 3 times more nicotine than an average cigarette which are used by all age group including girls.

These Smokeless Tobacco is Addictive. Nicotine in smokeless tobacco is what gives users a buzz. It also makes it very hard to quit.

Every time smokeless tobacco is used, the body gets used to the nicotine and starts to crave it. Craving is one of the signs of addiction. Another sign of addiction is called tolerance. This is when the body adjusts to the amount of tobacco needed to get a buzz. With continued use, more and more tobacco is needed to get the same feeling.

Many smokeless tobacco users say it is harder to quit smokeless tobacco than cigarettes.

Smokeless Tobacco is Not Safe. Smokeless tobacco delivers more nicotine than cigarettes, making addiction more likely. There are also direct effects of smokeless tobacco on the mouth.

 

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Smokeless tobacco can give you really bad breath and discolored teeth.

Smokeless tobacco's direct and repeated contact with the gums causes the gums to recede and become diseased, leading to loose teeth. Many forms of smokeless tobacco also contain sugar. This mixes with the plaque on the teeth to form acid that eats away at tooth enamel to cause cavities and chronic painful sores.

Leukoplakia a precancerous condition and

Cancer of the mouth (including the lip, tongue, and cheek) and throat can occur most often at the spot in the mouth where the smokeless tobacco is held.

The constant flow of nicotine into our body causes many side effects including increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, and sometimes irregular heartbeats, which may increase the risk for sudden death from a condition (ventricular arrhythmias) in which the heart does not beat properly.

The new forms of smokeless tobacco look like candy or breath strips, making them attractive to all ages, even children. While tobacco from a cigarette tastes bitter and unpleasant, the new forms are minty and flavorful, increasing their potential for poisoning.

Smokeless Tobacco is Popular with Youth, Too

Smokeless tobacco is not used by adults alone . Recent surveys   have shown that youth are using smokeless tobacco more frequently, and

 in addition to other types of tobacco products.

So it is the need of the hour to check and stop sales of the newer forms of smokeless tobacco even though online.

Re:Climate change and Hurricanes M.A.Aleem BMJ 2024;387:q2211

"Editor's Choice

Climate change: defeating misinformation with trusted knowledge

BMJ 2024; 387 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q2211 (Published 10 October 2024)

Cite this as: BMJ 2024;387:q2211

"Re: Climate change: defeating misinformation with trusted knowledge

Dear Editor

Climate change and Hurricanes

Climate change can influence the impact of hurricanes by increasing the intensity and decreasing the speed at which they travel. This will result in more physical damage and mortality.

A warmer sea surface, rise in sea levels and change in atmosphere warming due to climate change are the contributing factors for the origin and Impect severity of hurricanes.

To prevent the worst impacts of hurricanes, communities in both coastal and inland areas need to become more resilient, along with the human contributions to mitigate climate change at all levels including in their activities of daily living.

Competing interests: No competing interests

11 October 2024

M.A. Aleem

Professor of Neurology *Consultant Neurologist **

Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College *ABC Hospital **

Siruvathur Perambalur* , Annamalai nagar Trichy 620018** Tamilnadu India

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