| The Tobacco Reference Guide
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| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 17 Smokeless Tobacco |
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| Smokeless Tobacco: General |
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| Between 1972 and 1991, consumption of moist snuff and other smokeless tobacco |
| products in the United States almost tripled, including an eight-fold increase in the 17 |
| to 19-year-old group. |
| Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, April 16, 1993, p. 263 |
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| Smokeless tobacco users start early; use among preschool children has been |
| reported, and in one study, 88% of users began by age 14. In the Native American |
| Indian population, usage rates in adolescents (including females) are as high as 50%. |
| American Journal of Public Health, March 1993, p. 468 |
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| In the early 1990's, the prevalence of past year smokeless tobacco use among young |
| males ages 18 to 24 in the military was 32.4%. This was much higher than the 18.5% |
| for non-military males in this age group. |
| 1992 Department Of Defense Survey |
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| Former US Marine Corps Commandant (1986-1989) and four star General P.X. |
| Kelley is a member of the Board of Directors of the US Tobacco Company, |
| manufacturers of 80% of the nation's smokeless tobacco, including Copenhagen and |
| Skoal. Almost half of male Marines under age 25 are daily users of smokeless |
| tobacco, and the Marine Corps has the highest use rate of any of the military services. |
| Common Cause magazine, Summer 1993 |
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| "Once a kid is hooked, he doesn't leave." Smokeless tobacco company executive. |
| Journal of the American Dental Association 101:467, 1980 |
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