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Is Smokeless Tobacco Use an Appropriate Public Health Strategy for Reducing Societal Harm from Cigarette Smoking?

Four arguments have been used to support smokeless tobacco (ST) for harm reduction: (1) Switching from cigarettes to ST would reduce health risks; (2) ST is effective for smoking cessation; (3) ST is an effective nicotine maintenance product; and (4) ST is not a “gateway” for cigarette smoking. Ther...

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Autores principales: Tomar, Scott L., Fox, Brion J., Severson, Herbert H.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672338/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19440266
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6010010
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author Tomar, Scott L.
Fox, Brion J.
Severson, Herbert H.
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description Four arguments have been used to support smokeless tobacco (ST) for harm reduction: (1) Switching from cigarettes to ST would reduce health risks; (2) ST is effective for smoking cessation; (3) ST is an effective nicotine maintenance product; and (4) ST is not a “gateway” for cigarette smoking. There is little evidence to support the first three arguments and most evidence suggests that ST is a gateway for cigarette smoking. There are ethical challenges to promoting ST use. Based on the precautionary principle, the burden of proof is on proponents to provide evidence to support their position; such evidence is lacking.
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spelling pubmed-26723382009-05-13 Is Smokeless Tobacco Use an Appropriate Public Health Strategy for Reducing Societal Harm from Cigarette Smoking? Tomar, Scott L. Fox, Brion J. Severson, Herbert H. Int J Environ Res Public Health Review Four arguments have been used to support smokeless tobacco (ST) for harm reduction: (1) Switching from cigarettes to ST would reduce health risks; (2) ST is effective for smoking cessation; (3) ST is an effective nicotine maintenance product; and (4) ST is not a “gateway” for cigarette smoking. There is little evidence to support the first three arguments and most evidence suggests that ST is a gateway for cigarette smoking. There are ethical challenges to promoting ST use. Based on the precautionary principle, the burden of proof is on proponents to provide evidence to support their position; such evidence is lacking. Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2009-01 2008-12-23 /pmc/articles/PMC2672338/ /pubmed/19440266 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6010010 Text en © 2009 by the authors; licensee Molecular Diversity Preservation International, Basel, Switzerland.
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Is Smokeless Tobacco Use an Appropriate Public Health Strategy for Reducing Societal Harm from Cigarette Smoking?
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title_short Is Smokeless Tobacco Use an Appropriate Public Health Strategy for Reducing Societal Harm from Cigarette Smoking?
title_sort is smokeless tobacco use an appropriate public health strategy for reducing societal harm from cigarette smoking?
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672338/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19440266
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6010010
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