SPIT TOBACCO

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SPIT TOBACCO
Texas Department of Health - Public Health Region
7 Office of Tobacco Prevention Control

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

• Texas Department of Health - Office of Tobacco
  Prevention and Control would like to acknowledge
  the Spit Tobacco Prevention Network, Health EDCO
  and STAT (Stop Teenage Addiction to Tobacco) for
  the contribution of materials and information
  used in the production of this presentation.

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What is Spit Tobacco?
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Whats in Spit Tobacco?
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Whats in Spit Tobacco?
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NAME YOUR POISON

• Polonium 210 Nuclear waste
• Acetaldehyde Irritant
• Hydrazine Toxic chemical
• Formaldehyde Embalming fluid
• N-Nitrosamines Cancer-causing agents
• Uranium 235 Used in nuclear weapons
• Nicotine Addictive drug
• Benzopyrene Cancer-causing agent

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Spit Tobacco Facts

• The use of spit tobacco products generally begins
  before the age of 18, often leading children
  into a lifetime of addiction and suffering.

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Spit Tobacco is dangerous!

• Tobacco is the only product that can kill when
  used as directed.

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SPIT TOBACCO IS ADDICTIVE

Nicotine Addiction
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Spit Tobacco is not an alternative for
cigarettes.

• The addictive drug nicotine is present in
  quantities that make Spit Tobacco more potent
  than cigarettes.
• The nicotine content in one dip of snuff can be
  4 times that of 1 cigarette

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• Nicotine in 1 can of Copenhagen
• Nicotine found in 60 cigarettes

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Health Effects

• coronary artery disease
• vascular disease
• high blood pressure
• ulcers

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Oral Effects of Spit Tobacco

• soft tissue lesions (pre-cancerous and cancerous)
• periodontal degeneration (gum disease)
• tooth decay
• abrasion
• halitosis

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Oral Effects of Spit Tobacco

• Periodontal (gum) disease

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Oral Effects of Spit Tobacco

• Cancerous Lesions

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The First Warning Sign Of Cancer
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Spit Tobacco Causes Cancer

• The risk of developing oral cancer for spit
  tobacco users ranges from 2 to 11 times that of
  nonusers.

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Spit Tobacco Causes Cancer

• Cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx accounted
  for 30,500 new cases of cancer and about 8,350
  deaths in 1990.

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Spit Tobacco Causes Cancer
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Rick Bender, Cancer Survivor

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THE EIGHT WARNING SIGNS OF ORAL
CANCER

• 1.       A swelling, lump or growth
•  2.       A white or red patch on the cheek or
  
• gums
•  3.       A sore that does not heal in two weeks
•  4.       Numbness or tingling
•  5.       Sores or moles that suddenly change
• color or size
•  6.       A persistent cough or hoarseness
•  7.       Difficulty in swallowing
•  8.       Bleeding for no obvious reason
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Spit tobacco use can cause death!

• Currently 27,000 new cases of oral cancer were
  reported in the United States every year and
  9,000 deaths from oral cancer. (1997 Smokeless
  Tobacco, A Deadly Addiction, Health EDCO)

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SPIT TOBACCO CAN CAUSE DEATH!
Sean Marsee Died 2/25/84
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SPIT TOBACCO CAN CAUSE DEATH!
Bill Tuttle Died 7/27/98
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SPIT TOBACCO CAN CAUSE DEATH!

• Bob Leslie

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REGION 7
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Spit Tobacco is Expensive

• The economic cost to Texas in terms of health
  care costs and lost productivity were estimated
  in 1993 at over 4.9 billion per year. 

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Spit Tobacco is Expensive

• COPENHAGEN AVERAGE COSTS
• Tobacco Stores
  3.99/can
• Convenience Stores
  4.35/can
• The following figures indicate how much money a
  person would spend in a year if they purchased 1
  or 2 cans of Copenhagen a day.
• 1 can/day
  2 cans/day
• Tobacco Stores 1,456.35
  2,912.70
• Convenience Stores 1,587.75
  3,175.50

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Spit Tobacco

• Products are required to carry warning labels.
• Warning This product may cause mouth
  cancer.
• Warning This product may cause gum disease
  and result in tooth loss.
• Warning This product is not a safe
  alternative to cigarette smoking.

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Spit Tobacco is a tobacco product
therefore

• It is illegal to advertise on television (1971)
• It is illegal to advertise on billboards
  (tobacco settlement 1998)

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Spit Tobacco

• You must be 18 OR OLDER to PURCHASE, USE, OR
  POSSESS any type of tobacco products.
• Texas Tobacco Law 1998

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Big Tobacco

• spends more than..
• 5 billion each year to advertise their products.

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ADVERTISING

• Print Media
• Products samples
• Commercials highlighting donations to battered
  womens shelters and Meals on Wheels
• Sponsorship of cultural events

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ADVERTISING Print Media
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ADVERTISING Print Media
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Childrens products are packaged like tobacco.

• Bubble gum!

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Troy Aikman Cares
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CHECK YOUR MOUTH!

• If you dip snuff or chew tobacco, check your
  mouth often for these warning signs of cancer.
• A red or white patch that doesnt go away
• A sore that bleeds easily and does not get well
• A lump anywhere in your mouth or neck
• Soreness or swelling that doesnt go away
• Trouble chewing, swallowing, or moving your
  tongue or jaw

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