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A 39-year-old member asked:

Does smokeless tobacco cause copd?

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Dr. Charles Davant
Dr. Charles Davantanswered
Family Medicine 50 years experience
No: But it does cause cancer of the lips tongue and throat. That's bad enough.
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A 34-year-old member asked:

Could COPD be a result of smokeless tobacco?

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Dr. Carlo Hatem
Dr. Carlo Hatemanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 26 years experience
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.
6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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