The main reasons why kids use smokeless tobacco are these. They are pressured or encouraged to use smokeless tobacco by friends or family members. They use smokeless tobacco to rebel or be defiant. They think using smokeless tobacco makes them look more mature, masculine and athletic. They are addicted to nicotine.
Smokeless tobacco is as addictive as smokeable tobacco.
The amount of nicotine absorbed in one pinch of dip is about three times that in a regular size cigarette. Smokeless tobacco stays in the body longer than when it is smoked, which can do more harm to the cardiovascular system. The average use of smokeless tobacco is about six times a day. This produces about the same nicotine intake as two packs of cigarettes. As with other drugs, smokeless tobacco has many harmful effects, including these.