1. Modern Tobacco Products and
Health Risks Associated with Each

2. Do you know how much other tobacco products are there to consume
tobacco and nicotine other than cigarettes? Tobacco has been growing in
America since the 12th century by Native American Mayan Indians. Tobacco
was being used for different medicinal and religious events before it started
growing for smoking or for cigarette production. Before an invention of
cigarettes, people used to smoke tobacco in different form, pipe like device,
rolling it into plants leaf and or smoking through Hookah like devices.
Different instruments have been revealed for smoking from various
historical cultures. Let’s have a quick look at all these popular products for
tobacco smoking.
Cigar and Cigarettes
As these two products are most used for smoking, don’t need to have
further explanation on what they are. Cigarettes and cigar play big role in
the state economy and overall health and medical expenditure. Every year,
cigarette smoking cause maximum deaths than any other diseases in US and
government spends billions of dollars for medical expenditure and tobacco
control programs to control youth smoking among different states. Read our
post “Smoking Trends in US” for detail information on cigarette smoking.

3. E-cigarette
This revolutionary device is gaining pretty much popularity among the
younger generation due to its affrodablity and ability to provide harmless
smoking without the use of other harmful chemicals generally found in
cigarettes. E-cigarette is a cigarette like device which operates on battery
and produce nicotine vapor like smoke from liquid nicotine which smoker
needs to inhale through the mouth. The key features of E-cigarette, tobacco
is used for flavoring purposes only and it doesn’t contain any second hand
smoke. E-cigarettes are available in various flavors and types, have a look at
a detail post on “ introduction to E-cigarette” for detail information
regarding E-cigs.

4. Snus
Snus first get introduced in Sweden and being used as chewing tobacco. In
Sweden, Snus is also pretty much popular for quitting smoking products as
reduced cigarette consumption have been seen among people who use snus
instead of cigarettes. In the US, Snus is getting good popularity as chewing
tobacco and being started manufactured by big brands like Camel and
Marlboro due to increasing excise duty and a ban on cigarette advertising
among different states by government. Consuming tobacco only instead of
other harmful chemicals is the biggest advantage of snus over cigarettes.
Liquid Tobacco in Hookah

5. Another form of tobacco smoking is inhaling smoke from liquid tobacco
stored in a bowl like device and producing smoke by continuous heating the
liquid in the bowl. Origin of Hookah is considered to be in Asian culture and
then being introduced in US and European countries. As per shown in image,
hookah contain liquid tobacco at the base and smoker needs to inhale
through long pipes attached to its base. People enjoy such a kind of smoking
in a group rather than individually as more than one pipe can be attached to
the base which contain liquid nicotine. A liquid used in Hookah contain 2- 3
% of tobacco only for flavoring and available in various flavors. Smoking
hookah is less harmful than the cigarettes and snus explained above.
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