It is estimated that smoking nicotine, which is in cigarettes, causes fatalities in 400,000 Americans annually. Based on the research of the National Center for Health Statistics, more than 20 percent of men have a nicotine habit and almost 20 percent of the American population of women smoke.

A number of tobacco products have been found to cause nicotine dependence, the body’s physical vulnerability or addiction to the chemical nicotine. Tens of hundreds of chemicals are released from smoking cigarettes, pipes and cigars. Nicotine is just one of the thousands of chemicals your body is exposed to by smoking, which physically and mentally impacts the brain in a temporary state of pleasure. These effects influence the continued usage of tobacco.

Tobacco addiction represents a multitude of medical issues/conditions. The related health problems associated with the substances of tobacco include the following physical damages to the lungs, blood vessels and heart.

The cessation of smoking requires both commitment and the breaking of the addiction to nicotine. Regardless of how long an individual has been smoking, quitting smoking is possible and the damages inflicted upon the body may be reversible.

To get around the smoking bans across the country, many people are switching to smokeless tobacco as they are under the misconception that smokeless tobacco is a nontoxic alternative to cigarettes. Smokeless tobacco (chewed, sucked or inhaled) is also referred to as spit tobacco; however it has its own health risks.

Smokeless tobaccos is used in several ways, one way is to chew it, this is called chewing tobacco, a smokeless tobacco in the form of a loose leaf, twist or plug that comes moist or dry. Certain smokeless tobaccos can be either placed between the gums and the cheeks or inhaled into the nostrils. Another smokeless tobacco form is Betel quid, also referred to as pan masala, and it is produced domestically and consists of a dried paste with tobacco. Skoal is the number one brand of all smokeless tobacco in sales volume, while Copenhagen is a premium, more expensive type of tobacco. All smokeless tobacco products are addictive and they can cause cancer.

Below is a list of all well known smokeless tobacco brands and their available flavors: