- 'Man without a face' to talk on results of chewing tobacco
"As a 12-year-old Little Leaguer, Rick Bender tried his first plug of chewing tobacco, emulating his major-league heroes. At age 26, he was diagnosed with oral cancer. He underwent four surgeries over the next two years and lost one-third of his tongue, half of his jaw and partial use of his right arm. Since then, Bender has dedicated his life to educating people about the dangers of spit tobacco."
http://www.schsa.org/Info/media/articles/a1999/Man_without_a_face_to_talk____/man_without_a_face_to_talk____.htm
- A girl and her chew: one woman's story of spit tobacco use
"I had my first chew just before my 17th birthday...I had been a smoker for over three years at that point...I did quit smoking eventually. Chew proved much harder for me to stop."
http://tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/8/2/217
- AAP: Smokeless Tobacco
Some of the ingredients of spit tobacco may surprise you.
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/chmsmles.htm
- Addicted to Dipping
WebMD article. Covers prevalence, effects. Joe Garagiola tells baseball players, "You lose your face one piece at a time until you are dead."
http://webmd.lycos.com/content/article/1685.50185
- Baseball's Bad Habit
Magazine article on spit tobacco, its use in baseball, and how it's promoted.
http://www.motherjones.com/mother_jones/JA96/broydo.html
- Cancer Control: Smokeless Tobacco
Factsheet from the National Cancer Institute covers: seeing past spit tobacco advertising and promotion; myths and truths about spit tobacco; spit tobacco and sports
http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/tcrb/less_kids.html
- Carcinogens in 5 leading brands of snuff
Scientific paper measures levels of carcinogenic N-nitrosamines in 5 leading U.S. brands of moist snuff.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=7494230&dopt=Abstract
- Chewing Tobacco Hampers Ability to Perform Complex Tasks
The nicotine in spit tobacco reduces an individual's ability to perform complex tasks that require hand and body movements to adjust to new visual feedback, according to new research.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/11/991117050042.htm
- CJR - Darts and Laurels, Jan/Feb 95
The Columbia Journalism Review is the premier publication on the web about journalism, for journalists; this column summarizes and criticizes several recent news stories on tobacco.
http://www.cjr.org/year/95/1/d_l.asp
- Comments to FTC on Smokeless Tobacco
Collection of letters and documents submitted to the Federal Trade Commission regarding spit tobacco; covers policy questions, labelling, harm reduction, addiction, ingredients, and effects.
http://www.ftc.gov/os/comments/tobaccocomments/
- Expert Commentary: Dangers Of Chewing Tobacco
"Don't be fooled by the label 'smokeless'...the industry would love to have you believe that chewing tobacco and snuff are a safe alternative to cigarettes. In fact, what the medical professionals call 'spit tobacco' is just as addictive -- and just as likely to cause cancer and heart disease -- as cigarettes." The facts.
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/21827/24753/184343.html?d=dmtICNNews
- FTC: 1997 Smokeless Tobacco Report
Numbers on how much the industry makes on the product, how much it spends promoting the product.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/reports/smokeless97.htm
- Kids and Chew
Transcript of TV show on kids and spit tobacco in Nebraska explores why teens have been convinced that chew is a safe alternative to cigarettes.
http://net.unl.edu/swi/pers/kidsandchew.html
- National Spit Tobacco Education Program (NSTEP)
Educational program designed to reduce use of spit tobacco, especially among children. Gassroots efforts to build a nation-wide network of spit tobacco education and cessation resources.
http://www.nstep.org/
- NIDCR Publications on Spit Tobacco
Posters, brochures, and pamphlets on the effects of the product, what it does to young athletes, a guide for quitting, and a graphic look at what the spit tobacco industry won't tell you.
http://www.nidr.nih.gov/health/newsandhealth/spitTobacco.asp
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