In 2012, the 100 th International Agency for Research on Cancer monograph outlined the association between smokeless tobacco products, including but not limited to chewing tobacco, and oral cancer, determining smokeless tobacco to be a carcinogen 10,11
Considering that Dixie County youth ages 11-17 use smokeless tobacco at a much higher rate than the state average, it is clear that social norms play a big part in the reason youth start dipping in the first place
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National data show that among adults ages 18 to24, 18.2 percent report hookah use, compared to 19.6 percent who use cigarettes and 8.9 percent who use e-cigarettes
Such evidence can further inform the FDA authority over false or misleading claims in tobacco product advertising. The availability of increasingly popular oral nicotine products in flavors coupled with evidence of marketing the products as alternatives to existing tobacco products calls for greater attention and regulation from the FDA