One study quoted in the SGR said that 77 percent of kids thought cigarette smoking was very harmful, but only 40 percent thought smokeless tobacco was very harmful. The truth is that smokeless tobacco use is connected with all sorts of problems.
Smokeless tobacco can cause bleeding gums and sores of the mouth that never heal.
Eventually you might end up with cancer. It stains your teeth a yellowish-brown color. It gives you bad breath. It can make you dizzy, give you the hiccups, even make you throw up.