{"id":353225,"date":"2016-04-04T10:46:43","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/injury\/product-liability\/chewing-tobacco-and-smokeless-tobacco-injuries.html"},"modified":"2023-11-25T14:14:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T19:14:57","slug":"chewing-tobacco-and-smokeless-tobacco-injuries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/injury\/product-liability\/chewing-tobacco-and-smokeless-tobacco-injuries.html","title":{"rendered":"Chewing Tobacco and Smokeless Tobacco Injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Chewing Tobacco and Smokeless Tobacco Injuries<\/h1>\n\n
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\n By Christie Nicholson, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Oni Harton, J.D.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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Smokeless tobacco products pose serious health risks, including oral cancer, heart disease, and pregnancy complications. These products contain numerous carcinogens and are legally required to carry warning labels due to their inherent dangers.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

There is an inherent danger in using tobacco products. The World Health Organization reports that more than 7 million people die globally each year<\/a> from tobacco-related illnesses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Additionally, tobacco use remains the single most preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the U.S., according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>. Smokeless tobacco and chewing tobacco are potentially deadly tobacco products<\/a>. Many smokeless tobacco products contain cancer-causing chemicals.<\/p>\n

The following discusses chewing tobacco and smokeless tobacco injuries. This article also discusses what to do if you or your loved one gets sick or dies after using these tobacco products.<\/p>\n

You will want expert legal help if you decide to pursue legal action against a tobacco company. Because of the inherent dangers of tobacco, these cases are complicated and difficult to win without legal help. Contact a product liability attorney<\/a> near you to share your story and discuss your legal options.<\/p>\n

Dangers of Using Smokeless Tobacco and Chewing Tobacco<\/h2>\n

Like cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and hookah water pipes, using smokeless tobacco comes with an increased risk of getting cancer. Chewing tobacco contains\u00a028 carcinogens<\/a>\u00a0known to cause cancer.<\/p>\n

Some of the\u00a0health risks of tobacco<\/a>\u00a0include:<\/p>\n