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Tobacco-free snus made of plant and artificial fibers for sale in the United States under the brand Zyn, marketed by Swedish Match. Tobacco-based snus of the Swedish brand General, marketed by Swedish Match. Snus (/ snuːs / SNOOSS, Swedish: [ˈsnʉːs] ⓘ) is a Swedish tobacco product (in Scandinavia) and non-tobacco nicotine product (outside ...
Herbal smokeless tobacco. Herbal smokeless tobacco is any product that imitates types of smokeless tobacco ( chewing tobacco, dipping tobacco, snuff, snus, etc.) but does not contain tobacco and nicotine, or may contain nicotine without tobacco. Like herbal cigarettes and electronic cigarettes, they are often used as a tobacco cessation aid. [1]
The widespread use of snus by Swedish men (estimated at 30% of Swedish male ex-smokers), displacing tobacco smoking and other varieties of snuff, is thought to be responsible for the incidence of tobacco-related mortality in men being significantly lower in Sweden than any other European country [citation needed]. In contrast, since women ...
Zyn (stylized in all caps) is a brand of nicotine pouches, produced by Swedish Match, a subsidiary of Philip Morris International. [1] Zyn pouches are designed to be placed between the gum and either the upper lip or lower lip, allowing nicotine to be absorbed through the bloodstream and are available in several variants with different nicotine salt strengths and flavours.
Graphic from the 2016 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report entitled Smokeless Tobacco: Health Effects [18] Snuff is a cause of oral cancer, oesophagus cancer, and pancreas cancer. [12] All tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco, contain cancer-causing chemicals.
Tobacco harm reduction (THR) is a public health strategy to lower the health risks to individuals and wider society associated with using tobacco products. It is an example of the concept of harm reduction, a strategy for dealing with the use of drugs. Tobacco smoking is widely acknowledged as a leading cause of illness and death, [1] and ...
Skruf Snus AB is a Swedish manufacturer of snus. [1] They were founded in 2002 and launched their first products in 2003. Skruf snus in its container. Skrufs production in Sävsjö. In 2005, Imperial Tobacco acquired 43.5% of the shares in Skruf Snus AB. [2][3] ITG now owns Skruf Snus after having acquired the remaining shares in July 2008.
Dipping tobacco is a type of finely ground or shredded, moistened smokeless tobacco product. It is commonly and idiomatically known as dip. Dipping tobacco is used by placing a pinch, or "dip", of tobacco between the lip and the gum (sublabial administration). The act of using it is called dipping.