This pamphlet is both a companion piece to our Smokeless Tobacco video and a highly effective stand-alone introduction to snuff and chewing tobacco.

After describing the forms of smokeless tobacco and listing some of its more common street names, the pamphlet emphatically debunks the widely held perception that smokeless tobacco is a "safe" alternative to smoking. On the contrary, it notes that those who chew or dip receive at least as much addicting nicotine as those who smoke, and that smokeless tobacco puts users at great risk of mouth and throat cancer, which is often profoundly disfiguring or fatal.

Underscoring the point that it is a revolting habit to others as well as dangerous to its users, the pamphlet includes several photos graphically documenting the deterioration of teeth and gums and the white patches on gums that are precursors to oral cancer.

The short- and long-term health effects are documented, including, in addition to various cancers, rotted teeth, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease.

The reader is unlikely to come away with any conclusion but the one with which the pamphlet ends -- that smokeless tobacco is an expensive, dirty and dangerous habit that is difficult to quit.