All around the world, if there has been one habit that is common it has been chewing tobacco. Irrespective of cultures and countries, backgrounds and ethnicities, tobacco is chewed in different forms and ways. It has been coming down through generations and ages.

Typically tobacco is chewed and the juice that is extracted from that causes the addiction. It releases nicotine which is absorbed into the system. Tobacco is used in various forms. Some just make a bundle out if it and keep it in the corner of the mouth, while chewing at it over a period of time. Most commonly it is used and smoked as cigarettes or other chewable items. In some countries they are used alongside some leaves and with betel nuts.

Why Chewing Tobacco is Bad For Your Health

While there is constant warning about tobacco inhalation or chewing it, it is and has been considered to be hazardous to one’s health. Chewing tobacco reduces the lunges to a sponge that soaks in at least 30 known carcinogens, or cancer causing chemicals. The tar like substances discolors the lungs and eventually is the cause for high risk cancers, tuberculosis and other oral diseases. Continuous consumption or chewing of tobacco also causes leukoplakia which is cancerous growths in the mouth. Before you know it they are diagnosed as malignant and can be life threatening. Once it takes over you, it is difficult to get over the addition and is the cause for many serious and life threatening diseases.

Either way, smoking or chewing tobacco is not something that is welcome or a safe addiction. It is a serious hazard to good health. Do not ignore the statutory warning that comes along with these products. Get rid of them or they will rid you of a healthy and a happy life.

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