page_title: Snus
hierarchical_section_title: Snus
caption_attribution_description: English: Wet snuff (snus) Svenska: Lössnus
context_page_description: Snus is a moist powder smokeless tobacco product originating from a variant of dry snuff in early 18th-century Sweden. It is placed inside the lip for extended periods. Snus is not fermented. Although used similarly to American dipping tobacco, snus does not typically result in the need for spitting and, unlike naswar, snus is steam-pasteurized.
  Sale of snus is illegal in all the European Union countries except for Sweden. It is also the most common form of tobacco in Norway. Canada makes it difficult to obtain Snus through discouraging its users by implementing high taxes on products like snus. Some EU countries like Estonia allow the sale of snus-like products that contain nicotine but no tobacco. Local varieties of snus, growing in popularity in the United States, have been seen as an alternative to smoking, vaping, e-smoking, chewing, dipping, dissolvable and snuff tobacco. However, US-manufactured snus does not have the same production standards or ingredients as Swedish snus, and typically uses significant amounts of sweeteners.
  Snus usually contains nicotine, which is highly addictive.
context_section_description: Snus (/snuːs/ SNOOSS, Swedish: [ˈsnʉːs] (listen)) is a moist powder smokeless tobacco product originating from a variant of dry snuff in early 18th-century Sweden. It is placed inside the lip (between the lip and gums) for extended periods. Snus is not fermented. Although used similarly to American dipping tobacco, snus does not typically result in the need for spitting and, unlike naswar, snus is steam-pasteurized.
  Sale of snus is illegal in all the European Union countries except for Sweden. It is also the most common form of tobacco in Norway. Canada makes it difficult to obtain Snus through discouraging its users by implementing high taxes on products like snus. Some EU countries like Estonia allow the sale of snus-like products that contain nicotine but no tobacco. Local varieties of snus, growing in popularity in the United States, have been seen as an alternative to smoking, vaping, e-smoking, chewing, dipping, dissolvable and snuff tobacco. However, US-manufactured snus does not have the same production standards or ingredients as Swedish snus, and typically uses significant amounts of sweeteners.
  Snus usually contains nicotine, which is highly addictive. The chemical constituents of different types of snus vary, and population-level studies suggest that the disease risks do, too.
caption: Snus, made of tobacco, salt, and sodium carbonate
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