Even without tobacco, pouches still contain nicotine, a highly addictive substance that affects heart rate, blood pressure, and neurological reward cycles
If the patient is fortunate and the cancer is successfully removed with surgery, the collateral damage to the face, neck, or jaw is not pretty
When a person tries to quit smoking, they often experience withdrawal symptoms like irritability, anxiety, and intense craving to smoke
Smoking affects the liver directly and indirectly through toxin exposure
Journal of Urology (2020)
It initiates the loss of lymphocytes, important white blood cells that help clear cancer, infection, and bacteria