Spit Tobacco No Substitute for Quitting Smoking

Men who switch from cigarettes to spit tobacco aren't getting the same benefits as they would if they quit, new research from the American Cancer Society. Men who gave up cigarettes for chewing tobacco or snuff still had higher death rates from lung cancer, heart disease, and stroke than men who quit smoking without taking up another form of tobacco. They also had higher death rates from these tobacco-related illnesses than men who never smoked.
The study, published in the latest issue of Tobacco Control, is the first to compare men who quit smoking with those who switched from smoking to spit tobacco. It shows that switching to spit tobacco isn't a good alternative to quitting smoking. ...more