I've been using smokeless tobacco for quite a while now. I was wondering if American dipping tobacco is just as safe as Swedish snus? Don't get me wrong, I love Swedish snus and would use it exclusively if it were more available but I also like to dip too.
I've been doing a lot of Googling on this matter, and scientists almost unanimously agree that Swedish snus does not cause cancer, but as soon as you enter "dipping tobacco" into a search engine just about every page I get says "Dipping tobacco will kill you...causes cancer....causes gum disease..."
However, dipping tobacco products made by Pinkerton (a subsidiary of Swedish Match) supposedly have the same nitrosamine levels as snus.
So, which is safer, dip or snus?
I've been doing a lot of Googling on this matter, and scientists almost unanimously agree that Swedish snus does not cause cancer, but as soon as you enter "dipping tobacco" into a search engine just about every page I get says "Dipping tobacco will kill you...causes cancer....causes gum disease..."
However, dipping tobacco products made by Pinkerton (a subsidiary of Swedish Match) supposedly have the same nitrosamine levels as snus.
So, which is safer, dip or snus?
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