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Spit tobacco
Spit tobacco, or chewing tobacco, is a type of smokeless tobacco that, when chewed, releases nicotine and flavor. It is highly addictive and is associated with mouth cancers.
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A 44-year old asked:
How to avoid spitting tobacco?
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A 35-year old asked:
What are the long-term risks of spit tobacco?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Will you start to feel better when you quit using spit tobacco? And if so how do you feel better?
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A 24-year old male asked:
So using spit tobacco can cause you to feel sluggish tired and just all around physically bad all the time?
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A 34-year old asked:
Spit tobacco users; what does pain in tongue mean; cancer?
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A 37-year old asked:
Does spit tobacco usage cause heart disease just like cigarettes do?
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A 31-year old asked:
If you used spit tobacco to quit smoking, then how do you then get off the snuff?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Ill effects from swallowing a mouth full from a day old cup of chewing tobacco spit? Was half asleep and accidentally took a drink from the wrong cup.
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A 50-year old asked:
Someone i know chews tobacco daily but he swallows it instead of spitting! what is this doing to his body?
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A 38-year old asked:
If someone chews tobacco daily but swallows it instead of spitting! what is this doing to the body, what do you recommend?
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A 17-year old male asked:
Throwing up first what looked like tobacco, then white&brown also stringy spit whats wrong with me ?
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A 18-year old female asked about a 20-year old male:
What if you have pain in your stomach and. Spit allot cause you gag if you swallow but you don't do tobacco?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Been smoking marijuana & tobacco since a decade now.since last year after smoking Im spitting black phlegm.it started with small specks and now its full blown chunks. Got a chest X-ray , the dr said my chest looks fine.please advice Im worried?
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A 37-year old asked:
How much smokeless tobacco can give you mouth diseases?
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A 22-year old asked:
I am usually using tobacco, khaini, etc.Yesterday some amount of blood is coming from my mouth, i can not find out the source.
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A 21-year old male asked:
I have habit of eating my skin inside mouth .I've been doing it since 5 years .I smoke weed and tobacco .Will this be a problem to my mouth ?
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A 34-year old asked:
How do you know when you have cancer in your mouth from tobacco?
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A 29-year old male asked:
I have been chewing tobacco for over 2years, and my mouth in not opening properly, what can I do please assist?
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A 19-year old male asked:
My mouth often stinks, sometimes brushing twice but not every day. Please tell me Sir what I can do for this... Note that I am not addicted to any tobacco products?
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A 38-year old asked:
How long does it take for results of a mouth swab tobacco test?
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A 46-year old asked:
What to do if i had chewing tobacco in my mouth?
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A 30-year old asked:
I chewed tobacco only a few times in my whole life. Am I going to get mouth cancer?
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A 41-year old asked:
I only chewed tobacco 10 times in my whole entire life. Could I still get mouth cancer?
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A 38-year old male asked:
Have a slightly darker patch in my mouth that feels like sand paper. I do not use tobacco or alcohol. Ideas?
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A 35-year old male asked about a 29-year old male:
Chews tobacco since more than 12 years, intake is less now When intake was more, he had little difficulty in opening mouth wide n eating spicy Cancer?
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A 36-year old asked:
Boyfriend mouth cancer from tobacco catagious?
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A 48-year old asked:
Do i get mouth cancer from dipping tobacco?
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A 48-year old asked:
If I chew tobacco once in a while, can I get mouth cancer?
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A 24-year old asked:
Can chewing tobacco put you at risk for cancer in the mouth?
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A 40-year old asked:
Is it necessary to smoke tobacco to get mouth or tongue cancer?
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