Harmful Health Effects of Tobacco consumption:

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§  Tobacco consumption can cause various illnesses and premature death.

§  Tobacco is consumed either as Smokeless Tobacco (Chewing Tobacco, Snuff, Creamy Snuffs, Dipping Tobaccos, Gutka and Snus) or Burned Tobacco (Cigarette Smoking, Cigar Smoking, Beedi (Bidi) smoking, Kreteks and Hookah).

§   Consumption of smokeless tobacco may cause various types of cancers (Mouth, tongue, throat, esophagus, stomach and Pancreatic cancer), Heart diseases, Leukoplakia, Receding gums, Bone loss around the roots of the teeth, Abrasion of teeth, Tooth loss, Stained and discolored teeth and Bad breath.

§  Burned tobacco (Tobacco smoking) can increase the risk of Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack), Stroke, Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Asthma, Cancers of lung, larynx, oral cavity, esophagus, bladder, kidney, pancreas, and uterine cervix and Impotence.