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You put one between your gum and lip, and nicotine gets absorbed through the mouths lining

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Get rid of any leftover cigarettes or tobacco, hide or dispose of lighters and ashtrays and freshen up any areas that may smell of smoke

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In addition to a variety of nitrosamines, other cancer-causing substances in smokeless tobacco include polonium210 (a radioactive element found in tobacco fertilizer) and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (also known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) (1)

however, further evidence could change this conclusion.