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Snuff is made from tobacco. You stuff
it up your nose instead of smoking it. So its safe, isn't it? Well, it has
its own dangers. Snuff is powdered tobacco. It will probably make you
sneeze when you take it for the first time. In your nose, nicotine can
diffuse out of the snuff and through the mucous membrane of your nose into
your blood. Taken in this way, nicotine will have exactly the same effect
as taking nicotine by smoking. It will speed-up your heart: it can also
cause heart disease. Because you are not smoking it, you will not be
inhaling anything into your lungs: there is no tar.
Yes, you will be safe from bronchitis, emphysema
and lung cancer, but it might cause cancer in your nose.
What are the dangers of
taking snuff?
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