smokeless tobacco health risks can cause lasting harm ~ from damaged gums to oral cancer and heart disease. Don't let a habit steal your health. Quit today. 💪🚭 #FiveOnFriday #QuitSmokelessTobacco #HealthAwareness Health Effects of Smokeless Tobacco

Smoking-associated oral malignant changes are typically seen in the labial or buccal mucosa, tongue, gingiva, palate, alveolar mucosa, lips and salivary glands [1215]

Chewing tobacco increases saliva production and leads to compulsive spitting. There are concerns that spitting a behavior common among those who chew tobacco- is likely to transmit the virus to others, Siddiqi said, adding, In acknowledgement of this, India for example, has already taken a positive step by banning spitting in public places to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. The study, which was funded by the National Institute of Health Research, estimates that in 2017 alone smokeless tobacco resulted in more than 90,000 deaths due to cancers of the mouth, pharynx and oesophagus and accounted for more than 258,000 deaths from heart disease

#15 I get those regularly under $5, but just too cased and sticky to try to smoke for me

Once you remove nicotine and the associated toxins from your system, your body can begin to repair the damage to its endocrine tissues