Health Implications of Smokeless Tobacco: A National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference
Authors: DAVID B. NASH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1986)

Symposium1 March 1986Health Implications of Smokeless Tobacco: A National Institutes of Health Consensus Development ConferenceDAVID B. NASH, M.D.DAVID B. NASH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-104-3-436 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe famous professional football player makes a spectacular catch in the end-zone and his team is victorious. To help celebrate, he puts a "pinch" between gum and lip, declaring in the magazine advertisement that he can enjoy tobacco now without the health risks of cigarette smoking. A new generation of young adults is being exploited by this kind of pernicious message in the print and television media (1). Although in some age groups cigarette smoking has declined, some groups are showing dramatic and alarming increases in their use of smokeless tobacco.To provide the scientific community with a synthesis of...Symposium Papers Other Papers Presented1. ERNSTER V. Advertising of smokeless tobacco products. University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine; San Francisco, California. Google Scholar2. National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference: health implications of smokeless tobacco use. Draft statement, 13-15 January, 1986. Google Scholar3. MCGUIRT W. Oral cancer in users of smokeless tobacco. Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University Medical Center; Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Google Scholar4. GLOVER E. Regional prevalence and patterns of smokeless tobacco use. East Carolina University School of Allied Health and Social Work; Greenville, North Carolina. Google Scholar5. HUNTERCROFTBURKEVIZELBERGBERENSON SJGIG. Social influences and longitudinal patterns of smokeless tobacco use. National Research and Demonstration Center—Arteriosclerosis, Louisiana State University Medical Center; New Orleans, Louisiana. Google Scholar6. CHRISTEN A. History of smokeless tobacco use in the United States. Indiana University School of Dentistry; Indianapolis, Indiana. Google Scholar7. WINN D. Epidemiological studies of cancer and smokeless tobacco. National Center for Health Statistics; Hyattsville, Maryland. Google Scholar8. HECHT S. Laboratory experiments testing carcinogenicity of smokeless tobacco constituents. American Health Foundation; Valhalla, New York. Google Scholar9. HIRSCH J. Carcinogenicity of chewing tobacco, tobacco, and snuff in animals. Oral Surgery Emergency Clinic; Goteborg, Sweden. Google Scholar10. PEACOCK E. Smokeless tobacco as a possible etiological factor in oral cancer. Scientific Advisory Board, Smokeless Tobacco Research Council; Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Google Scholar11. HOFFMANN D. The identification of carcinogens in smokeless tobacco. American Health Foundation; Valhalla, New York. Google Scholar12. WEINTRAUBBURT JB. Peridontal effects and dental caries associated with smokeless tobacco use. University of Michigan School of Public Health; Ann Arbor, Michigan. Google Scholar13. PINDBORG J. Soft-tissue lesions associated with smokeless tobacco use. Royal Dental College and Panum Institute; Copenhagen, Denmark. Google Scholar14. BENOWITZ N. Smokeless tobacco, nicotine, and human disease. San Francisco General Hospital; San Francisco, California. Google Scholar15. HENNINGFIELD J. Evidence that smokeless tobacco use may lead to dependence. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Baltimore, Maryland. Google Scholar16. SEVERSON H. Psychosocial factors in the use of smokeless tobacco by adolescent males. Oregon Research Institute; Portland, Oregon. Google Scholar17. GUPTA P. Carcinogenicity of chewing tobacco-containing quids in Southeast Asia. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research; Bombay, India. Google Scholar18. DAVIS D. Smokeless tobacco products and their production in the United States. Tobacco and Health Research Institute; Lexington, Kentucky. Google Scholar19. GRITZ E. Prevention and treatment aspects of smokeless tobacco use. University of California at Los Angeles; Los Angeles, California. Google Scholar20. ROTHMAN K. Interpretation of epidemiologic studies on smokeless tobacco and cancer. University of Massachusetts Medical School; Worcester, Massachusetts. Google Scholar21. ROUSE B. Nationwide prevalence of smokeless tobacco use. National Institute on Drug Abuse; Rockville, Maryland. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByOral Mucosal Smokeless Tobacco Lesions among Adolescents in the United States 1 March 1986Volume 104, Issue 3Page: 436-437KeywordsAge groupsYoung adults Issue Published: 1 March 1986 Copyright© 1986 American College of PhysiciansPDF DownloadLoading ...