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Spit Tabacco Fact Sheet

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.


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