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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The term "snuff" in this context is an English cognate of the aforementioned "snus", from Swedish. Dipping tobacco's Scandinavian roots impart a noticeable legacy on modern American brands such as Copenhagen and Skoal (referring to the interlinguistic term skål, which in Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese and Swedish roughly translates to ...
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.
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.
Swedish citizens, 16 years or older, that consumed snus or smoking tobacco on a daily basis in 2011 [45] The first research of smoking in Sweden was performed in 1946; it showed that 50% of men, and 9% of women were smokers. In 1977 41% of men and 32% of women were smokers. [46]
Snus is a smokeless tobacco product that was first distributed in Sweden decades ago. There is evidence that shows Swedish snus has successfully emerged as healthier alternative to cigarettes. [53] In Sweden, use of snus is proposed to have lowered the rates of smoking as more individuals are using snus as opposed to traditional cigarettes. [53]