Tobacco Truth: Scaremongering’s Forever Effects
February 27, 2024 by blogspot.com
Tobacco Truth: Scaremongering’s Forever Effects
With the emergence of nicotine pouches, claims from the 1980s about the health risks of smokeless tobacco (ST) use have reappeared. Nicotine pouches are an important addition to smokers’ options for reducing harm, but it is inappropriate to devalue them by overstating the risks of ST use, such as opining that it causes leukoplakia and periodontal disease. This is not the case, and I wish to set the record straight.