Smokeless Products or Smokeless Tobacco Contain Nicotine, Thus Highly Addictive
Smokeless products, or smokeless tobacco, are formally meant for consumption purposes apart from smoking. Their use involves sniffing, chewing, or placing the product between the gum and the lip or cheek. Smokeless products contain more than 3000 constituents. These products contain tobacco or a mixture of tobacco that can be chewed, inhaled, or sucked. Dissolvable tobacco, snuff, Snus, and chewing tobacco are some different types of smokeless products that are available in the market. However, such tobacco products contain nicotine and are therefore highly addictive. They also contain plant material such as catechu, areca nut, betel leaf, spices, and non-tobacco condiments. While alkaline agents, humectants, salt, sweeteners, fruit juices, and flavoring agents are some of the ingredients used in smokeless tobacco products. Nowadays, consumers prefer to use smokeless products such as tobacco-free and nicotine-free tobacco pouches due to life-threatening effects of tobacco, such as