The Cold Hard Facts about
DIP
You know you're hooked. You don't know if
you can stop or even if you should. Here's the truth about
DIP. What you do with the facts is up to you.
Think about
these when you start to take a dip.
- One can of snuff gives you as much nicotine as 60
cigarettes.
- Nicotine gives you the "buzz" but is highly
addictive.
- 75% of cancers in the mouth, lips, tongue, throat,
nose and larynx are due to tobacco use.
- 28 cancer-causing substances have been found in
smokeless tobacco.
- Long-term users have a 50% greater risk of developing
oral cancers than non-users.
- Smokeless tobacco is harder to quit than cigarettes.
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Believe what you read. It's right on the can.
This product may cause mouth cancer
It's a fact. Dipping causes lip, cheek, tongue, and other
types of oral cancer. And the longer you dip, the greater
your chances of getting oral cancer become.
This product may cause gum disease and result in
tooth loss.
A dipper's gums start receding. Dip damages mouth tissue
beyond repair. And mouth sores that look like a grayish white
places on the inner check begin to appear. Nearly 90% of all
oral cancers start from these mouth sores.
This product is not a safe alternative to cigarette
smoking.
When he was 12 years old, Sean Marsee began dipping. He thought
it was safe. Six years later, he had cancer in the very spot
where he once put dip. At 19, Sean Marsee was dead.
What you don't know about dip.
The tobacco companies start you out on sugary, long cut dip
that's easy for a new dipper to handle. As you get used to
the buzz from the nicotine, you want more.
You start dipping more. You start trying finer cut brands
with more nicotine to satisfy your need. That's exactly what
the Tabasco companies want you to do. Dipping is addictive
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