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Could copd be a result of smokeless tobacco?
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No: Smokeless tobacco is chewing tobacco and snuff. It causes oral cancer, nicotine addiction, and reproductive health problems. It is not known to cause copd.
Answered 10/30/2012
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No: If you refer to chewing tobacco, then no. COPD is caused by inhaled substances - tobacco, occupational, war etc, or genetic reasons. Smokeless tobacco is not without risks either - it can give you cancer etc.
Answered 3/14/2019
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