Quitting  Smoking Cigarettes with Snus
Even  though it is a controversial believe in smokeless tobacco as a harmless habit.  Practically it is better in many aspects than using cigarettes. The side  effects of smokeless tobacco occur in peoples of all ages like young and old.
 There are different methods available to help  quitting smoking as we know. 
Using  smokeless tobacco seems to be the most effective way which helps to quit  smoking cigarettes quicker than other processes, according to many users. It is  not easy to stop smoking at ones, so I think it is better to take other middle  steps like using smokeless tobacco to achieve the goal of quitting smoking. We  of course, want to live a healthier life, and need to stop using tobacco  products entirely.
The two  main types of smokeless tobacco include snuff and chewing tobacco.  Snuff is finely ground tobacco packaged in dry  or moist form into porous tea bag or pouches. The user places pouch with a  pinch in between the cheek and gum. Chewing tobacco is used as loose leaf,  plug, or in twist forms, that the user just put inside the cheek. Sometimes the  split arises afterwards as a result of chewing.
Relationship  between Smokeless Tobacco and cigarette 
According  to recent statistics about 85.8% of past month smokeless tobacco users smoked  even cigarettes at some time in their lives; 38.8% used cigarettes in the past  month.
31.8% of  the users of both smokeless tobacco and cigarettes in their lifetime began  using smokeless tobacco first; among them 65.5% used cigarettes first and 2.7%  initiated the use of both products at the same time. 
Percentage  of Cigarette Users among Smokeless Tobacco Users,
Source:  SAMHSA, 2002 to 2007 NSDUH.
Health  fears of Smokeless Tobacco? 
According  to latest studies:
Both  chewing tobacco and snuff contain 28 carcinogens (cancer-causing agents).
Smokeless  tobacco causes the risk for cancer of the oral cavity including cancer of the  cheeks, gums, lip, tongue, and the floor and roof of the mouth.
Other  effects which may arise; such as oral leukoplakia or white mouth lesions that  may be cancerous, gum disease, and gum recession; that is means the gum pulls  away from the teeth.
May  increase the risks for heart disease, diabetes, and reproductive problems.
All  tobacco use causes disease and addiction because of nicotine content in it, and  should be avoided. The nicotine amount absorbed from smokeless tobacco is 3-4  times greater than that delivered by a cigarette, and absorbed more slowly from  smokeless tobacco and stays in the bloodstream longer.
Furthermore,  the smokeless tobacco users who try to quit, may experience the symptoms,  including craving, irritability and depressed mood. 
How to  Quit
Among  the effective smoking cessation treatments pharmacotherapies such as nicotine  replacement therapy; using nicotine gum, patches or lozenges, buproprion SR  (Zyban), Varenicline (Chantix). The other methods like individual and group  counseling, which proved being useful for people trying to quit smokeless  tobacco. 
The  Health and Human Services everywhere has established different helps to assist  users of tobacco seeking information and assistance in quitting.  Switching into smokeless tobacco from smoking  cigarettes also is also an effective method to quit smoking.
 An average of 400,000 Americans switch from  cigarettes to smokeless tobacco products each year, many in an effort to quit  smoking. However, almost 90% of daily smokers who initiated smokeless tobacco  use as a means to quit smoking were still smoking daily months later. It means  10% succeeded to quit smoking.
So it is  also a way that helps to quit smoking. Even though it is a controversial  believe in smokeless tobacco as a harmless habit. Practically it is better in  many aspects than using cigarettes. The side effects of smokeless tobacco occur  in peoples of all ages like young and old. 
 There are different methods available to help  quitting smoking as we know. Using 
smokeless tobacco seems to be the most  effective way which helps to quit smoking cigarettes quicker than other  processes, according to many users.
 It is not easy to stop smoking at ones, so I  think it is better to take other middle steps like using smokeless tobacco to  achieve the goal of quitting smoking. We of course, want to live a healthier  life, and need to stop using tobacco products entirely.
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