El tabaco sin humo contiene nicotina y es adictivo 1, pero no se fuma. Se conoce como tabaco de escupir, mascar (chewing o chew) o dip.
Estos son algunos de los tipos de tabaco sin humo:
Snus
Snuff húmedo
Tabaco de mascar suelto
Tabaco de mascar comprimido
El tabaco sin humo no es seguro y contiene nicotina, la cual es muy adictiva. 6 Muchos productos de tabaco sin humo contienen cancerígenos. 7, 8 Las sustancias químicas más dañinas son las nitrosaminas particulares del tabaco, que se forman durante su proceso de cultivo, curado, fermentación y añejado. La concentración de estas sustancias varía de un producto a otro. 9
Otras sustancias químicas presentes en el tabaco también pueden causar cáncer. Estas incluyen: 10
El tabaco sin humo:
Conoce los efectos del tabaco y los beneficios de dejarlo.
Muchos productos de tabaco sin humo vienen en sabores y envases atractivos para los jóvenes. 16 Los sabores de caramelo y de frutas enmascaran el sabor desagradable del tabaco, lo que facilita que los jóvenes y adolescentes comiencen a consumir tabaco. Con toda una nueva gama de productos y sabores en el mercado, hay más oportunidades para que los jóvenes experimenten con el tabaco. Los adolescentes que usan tabaco sin humo, comparados con los que no usan, son más propensos a convertirse en adultos fumadores de cigarrillos. 17
Varias grandes tabacaleras como R.J. Reynolds y Altria, han adquirido marcas de tabaco sin humo. El mercadeo de los productos de tabaco sin humo también ha aumentado notablemente. In 2017, las tabacaleras gastaron más de 718 millones de dólares en la publicidad y la promoción de productos de tabaco sin humo, más del doble de lo que gastaron 10 años antes en 2007. 18, 19 Gran parte de este capital se utilizó para cubrir reducciones en los precios mediante cupones, descuentos y regalos promocionales. 20
Incluso sin las reducciones de precio, muchos productos de tabaco sin humo cuestan menos que los cigarrillos convencionales, lo que los hace atractivos tanto para la gente joven como para las comunidades de bajos ingresos.
Tobacco Free Florida brinda parches, chicles y caramelos de reemplazo de nicotina gratis para ayudarte a dejar cualquier tipo de tabaco.
*si médicamente adecuados y tienes 18 años de edad o más
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8 Stanfill SB, Connolly GN, Zhang L, Jia LT, Henningfield JE, Richter P, et al. Global Surveillance of Oral Tobacco Products: Total Nicotine, Unionised Nicotine and Tobacco-Specific N-Nitrosamines. Tobacco Control 2011 May;20(3):e2. doi:10.1136/tc.2010.037465
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13 Piano MR, Benowitz NL, Fitzgerald GA, Corbridge S, Heath J, Hahn E, et al. Impact of Smokeless Tobacco Products on Cardiovascular Disease: Implications for Policy, Prevention, and Treatment: A Policy Statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation 2010;122(15):1520–44
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17 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2012.
18 “Federal Trade Commission Smokeless Tobacco Report for 2017.” Federal Trade Commission Smokeless Tobacco Report for 2017 (2016): 2. Federal Trade Commission. 2016. Web. 15. www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/reports/federal-trade-commission-cigarette-report-2017-federal-trade-commission-smokeless-tobacco-report/ftc_smokeless_tobacco_report_2017.pdf
19 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2012.
20 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2012.