“Many people think using spit tobacco is safer than smoking. However, just because there is no smoke, it does not mean it is safe. A person who uses 8 to 10 dips or chews a day receives the same amount of nicotine as a heavy smoker who smokes 30 to 40 cigarettes a day.” (Government of British Columbia—Ministry of Health. 2001)
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“A Canadian dies every 12 minutes of a tobacco related
disease.” That’s 5 people in one hour, 120 in a day, and more than 44 000 a year." (Health Canada. 2006)
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“Canadian teenagers smoke more than 1.6 billion cigarettes each year. This results in retail sales worth more than $330 million. Just think about what else could be done with that money.” (Health Canada. 2001)
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“Teenagers who smoke a pack a day all through high school will spend $14 592 on cigarettes.” (The Bacchus Network. 2007)
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“Second-hand smoke has at least twice the amount of nicotine and tar as the smoke inhaled by the smoker.” (The Canadian Lung Association.2006)
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“Kissing a smoker is like kissing an ashtray.”
(Health Canada.2001)
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“Tobacco smoke kills over 45,000 people in Canada each year. That's more than the total number of all murders, alcohol-related deaths, car accidents, and suicides.”  (Health Canada.2006)_____________________________________________________________

Resources:

Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Health (2001)
Spit Tobacco. April 23, 2007, www.tobaccofacts.org/tob_truth/spit.html

Health Canada (2006, December 20) Smoking and Your Body. April 23, 2007,  
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/tobac-tabac/youth-jeunes/body-corps/index_e.html
 
Health Canada. (2001, January 13) The Scoop. April 23, 2007,
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/tobac-tabac/youth-jeunes/scoop-primeur/index_e.html

The Bacchus Network. Smoking Calculator. April 23, 2007.
http://www.tobaccofreeu.org/calculator/index.asp

The Canadian Lung Association. (2006, September 28) Smoking & Tobacco – Sec ond-hand Smoke. April 23, 2007, http://www.lung.ca/protect-protegez/ to bacco-tabagisme/second-secondaire/index_e.php#what

Healthy Canada. (2006, December 20) Smoking and Your Body. April 23, 2007,  
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/tobac-tabac/youth-jeunes/body-corps/index_e.html