SNUS
Snus ( SNOOSS, Swedish: [ˈsnʉːs] ) is a Swedish tobacco product (in Scandinavia) and non-tobacco nicotine product (outside of Scandinavia; often marketed as nicotine pouches) consumed by placing a pouch of powdered tobacco leaves or powdered non-tobacco plant fibers under the lip for nicotine to be absorbed through the oral mucosa. Whereas the nicotine in tobacco-based snus derives from tobacco leaves, the nicotine in non-tobacco snus can be either naturally or synthetically synthesized.
Tobacco-based snus carries many of the same health risks as smoking, although to a considerably lesser degree. Long-term oral tobacco use is correlated with a variety of harmful effects such as oesophagus cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, colorectal cancer, cardiovascular disease, stroke and adverse reproductive effects including stillbirth, premature birth, and low birth weight. Conversely, non-tobacco based snus, or nicotine pouches, are currently classified as non-carcinogenic. However, they are still harmful to cardiovascular health due to their nicotine content, and are associated with moderately higher risk of cardivascular disease, stroke, and reproductive harms. The sale of both tobacco based and non-tobacco based snus is illegal in several countries, including Australia, New Zealand and all European Union (EU) countries except for Sweden and The Republic of Ireland. It is the most common type of tobacco product in Sweden and Norway and is also available in Switzerland. Some European countries, such as the United Kingdom and Estonia, allow the sale of non-tobacco based snus. Snus is also available in the United States.
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