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Snus (/ s n uː s /, SNOOSS; Swedish: ⓘ) is a Swedish tobacco product (in Scandinavia). It is consumed by placing a pouch of powdered tobacco leaves under the lip for nicotine to be absorbed through the oral mucosa . [ 1 ]
Herbal snus is a tobacco-free and nicotine-free substitute of snus, a spitless tobacco of either loose or pouched (portioned) form which is usually placed along the gum line beneath the upper lip. It is most widely used in Sweden .
Swedish Match AB is a Swedish multinational tobacco company headquartered in Stockholm.The company manufactures snus, nicotine pouches, moist snuff, tobacco- and nicotine-free pouch products, chewing tobacco, chew bags, tobacco bits, cigars, matches, lighters, and other fire products with operations in Sweden, Denmark, the United States, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, the Netherlands, and the ...
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 ...
The level of risk varies between different types of products (e.g., low nitrosamine Swedish-type snus versus other smokeless tobacco with high nitrosamine levels) and producing regions. [9] [8] There is no safe level of smokeless tobacco use. [6] Globally it contributes to 650 000 deaths each year. [10]
Switching to smokeless tobacco products such as Swedish snus; Switching to non-combustible tobacco products; Quitting all tobacco products definitively reduces risk the most. However, quitting is difficult, and even approved smoking cessation methods have a low success rate. [1] In addition, some smokers may be unable or unwilling to achieve ...
1997 – Göteborgs Rapé introduces white portion snus, making the pouches white with a dry surface and therefore less runny. 2005 – White Mini Portions are introduced. 2006 – Göteborgs Rapé no. 2 Lingon is launched, flavoured with lingonberries. As of 2010 the Göteborgs Rapé had a 14% market share of the Swedish snus market.
Portioned snus of the Swedish label General. Smoking in Sweden is at a very low prevalence; only 6% of the Swedish population (age 16-84) smoked daily in 2021. The prevalence among women has been higher for many years, but is now the same as for men.