Quitting reduces exposure to the carcinogens in smokeless tobacco that are linked to oral cancer, gum disease, and cardiovascular damage
REFERENCES (2) Early exposure to nicotine during critical periods of brain development: Mechanisms and consequences (4) Four in ten smokers wrongly believe that vaping is as or more harmful as smoking (5) E-cigarettes around 95% less harmful than tobacco estimates landmark review (6) CDC: How to Use Nicotine Gum ABOUT THE AUTHOR Written by Dan Overgage Dan Overgage is a former smoker of 10 years until he became a client of SMOKO E-Cigarettes
According to the National Cancer Institute, at least 28 chemicals in smokeless tobacco have been found to cause cancer, especially nitrosamines, which are formed during the growing, curing, fermenting, and aging of tobacco, polonium210 (a radioactive element found in tobacco fertilizer) and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
Before we can recommend nicotine pouches as NRT, we need more independent research [read: not funded by tobacco companies] on how it works, says Keller-Hamilton
