Health Effects

Short Term Effects (hours, days, weeks)

• Nicotine in chewing tobacco

• Makes your heart beat faster.

• Can unnaturally decrease your appetite.

• Can cause white leathery sores to form where chewing tobacco is held in the mouth.

• Can cause addiction to nicotine.

Long Term Effects (months, years)

• Development of cancer of the mouth and throat.

• Irregular heart rates and high blood pressure.

• Tooth and gum disease, bad breath, mouth sores and sensitive teeth.