The nicotine level is as high or higher in smokeless tobacco than in cigarettes. Nicotine is an addictive drug.
Users often become physically and emotionally dependent on it.
Some users get so hooked that they keep a pinch of snuff in place all day and sleep with awad in their mouth at night. A greater chance of mouth cancer. Yellow teeth and permanent tooth stains. Painful sores or white, leathery rippled patches on the lips and mouth. Increased blood pressure and heart rate, with a greater risk of heart attacks.