i dont chew tabacco but i was wondering how long on avrage does it take fora "dipper" to aquire mouth cancer
2007-01-21 16:31:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
everybody is different
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/tobacco/smokeless.html
The more immediate effects can disrupt your social life: bad breath and yellowish-brown stains on your teeth. You'll also get mouth sores (about 70% of spit tobacco users have them). But, it gets a lot more serious than that. Consequences of chewing and spitting tobacco include:
* cracking and bleeding lips and gums
* receding gums, which can eventually make your teeth fall out
* increased heart rate, high blood pressure, and irregular heartbeats, all leading to a greater risk of heart attacks and brain damage (from a stroke)
* cancer
Oral cancer means cancer of the mouth and can happen in the lips, the tongue, the floor of the mouth, the roof of the mouth, the cheeks, or gums. It's been medically proven that long-time use of chewing tobacco can lead to cancer. But cancer from chewing tobacco doesn't just occur in the mouth. Some of the cancer-causing agents in the tobacco can get into the lining of your stomach, your esophagus, and into your bladder.
2007-01-21 16:38:53 · answer #1 · answered by Poutine 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
disgusting habit indeed, but
10 out of 10 people die. thats a fact.
how people choose to die is up to them, but I think that the tax gained from tobacco products should go back into the bills that the tax payer spends helping smokers etc survive when their time is up.
alcohol tax should be used for alcohol related uses.
user pays, so why not?
2007-01-22 01:37:14 · answer #2 · answered by SAINT G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋