A 45 years old male,
snuff user, banker by profession, known case of valvular heart disease, presented in the cardiothoracic clinic of Aga Khan University Hospital, on 18 February 2013 with worsening exertion dyspnoea, orthopnoea, syncope and palpitation since 1 year.
"Many users ignore the materials and components of the snuff, in believing it is less dangerous than cigarettes and the most appropriate alternative for giving up smoking," a
snuff user who requested anonymity told "Arab News." At the same time, doctors warn of risks to chewing tobacco, or snuff, users.
No one has yet measured directly how much nicotine reaches the bloodstream of a
snuff user, however, U.S.
The
snuff user places a pinch of tobacco between the lower lip and gum.
In this study the average consumption of snuff by
snuff users group was 17.1+-8.4 years and average duration of snuff placement was 90.5+-8.6 minutes per day.25 Similarly a local study assessed the proinflammatory interleukins IL-1 [alpha] and IL-6 and thyroid function in naswar users.
Risk of hypertension amongst Swedish male
snuff users: a prospective study.
Adverse pregnancy outcomes in
snuff users. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003; 189: 939-43.
"We see this effect with current smokers but don't see it with current
snuff users, so we think that maybe the protective effect has something to do with the combustion process or one of the other chemicals in cigarettes that are not in snuff," said Sadie Palmisano, a doctoral student in epidemiology at Ohio State University and lead author of the study.
Like other researchers where they have found high prevalence of smokeless tobacco, we also have higher number of its users in both groups, more of
snuff users in non-medical group.6 Snuff and hashish (charas) are usually not considered hazardous, which is wrong, because tobacco is lethal in any form.9
Surveys reveal that risk of cancers of the cheek and gum may reach nearly 50-fold among long-term
snuff users. The surgery for this could lead to removal of parts of your face, tongue, cheek or lip.
"People who bought them were genuine
snuff users and generally from the older generation," he said.
Total withdrawal scores were not improved for mint
snuff users; however, subsets of total withdrawal scores were lower for cravings (P=.005), irritability (P=.046), and anxiety (P=.012).