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- Four common arguments for using smokeless tobacco (ST) to reduce harm include: reducing health risks when switching from cigarettes, aiding in smoking cessation, and serving as a nicotine maintenance product.
- Despite these claims, there's limited evidence supporting them, along with indications that ST may actually lead to increased cigarette smoking.
- Ethical issues arise from promoting ST, as those advocating for its use must provide substantial evidence to back their claims, which is currently insufficient.
Article Abstract
Four arguments have been used to support smokeless tobacco (ST) for harm reduction: (1) Switching from cigarettes to ST would reduce health risks; (2) ST is effective for smoking cessation; (3) ST is an effective nicotine maintenance product; and (4) ST is not a "gateway" for cigarette smoking. There is little evidence to support the first three arguments and most evidence suggests that ST is a gateway for cigarette smoking. There are ethical challenges to promoting ST use. Based on the precautionary principle, the burden of proof is on proponents to provide evidence to support their position; such evidence is lacking.
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