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Tobacco: Smokeless

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Indeed, the twentieth century sawdeclining sales of chewing tobacco until about 1970.

In the twentieth century, there have primarily been two types of ST: (1) snuff, the type one dips by placing it between the cheek and gum, or (2) chewing tobacco, the type one chews and places in the cheek area. Snuff is a cured, ground tobacco that comes in three forms: (1) fine-cut tobacco, (2) moist snuff, or (3) dry snuff (Glover et al., 1988; Christen et al., 1982; Christen & Glover, 1987). Fine-cut tobacco and moist snuff are used by placing a pinch between the cheek and gum or lower lip and gum. Dry snuff may be used by inhaling a pinch through each nostril or by placing a pinch between the cheek and the gum or the lower lip and the gum. Chewing tobacco is also produced in three forms: (1) looseleaf tobacco; (2) plug tobacco; or (3) twist chewing tobacco (Christen et al., 1982; Penn, 1902; Christen & Glover, 1987; Voges, 1984; U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1969; Smokeless Tobacco Council, 1984). All three forms are used by placing a "chaw" in the cheek and periodically chewing.

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