There is no safe way to use tobacco—whether inhaled, sniffed, sucked, or chewed; whether some of the harmful ingredients are reduced; or whether it is mixed with other ingredients. In the current era of economic globalization, some forms of tobacco, historically localized to specific regions of the world (such as the hookah and bidi), have spread to every continent.
Here are some of type of Tobacco
1. Smokeless tobaccoSmokeless tobacco is usually consumed orally or nasally, without burning or combustion. There are two main types of smokeless tobacco: snuff and chewing tobacco
A). DRY SNUFFDry snuff is powdered tobacco that is inhaled through the nose and absorbed through the nasal mucosa or taken orally. Once widespread, particularly in Europe, the use of dry snuff is in decline.
Most Prevalent: Europe
A). DRY SNUFFDry snuff is powdered tobacco that is inhaled through the nose and absorbed through the nasal mucosa or taken orally. Once widespread, particularly in Europe, the use of dry snuff is in decline.
Most Prevalent: Europe
B). MOIST SNUFFMoist snuff is a small amount of ground tobacco held in the mouth between the cheek and gum. Manufacturers are increasingly prepackaging moist snuff into small paper or cloth packets to make the product more convenient. Other moist snuff products are known as khaini, snus, shammaah, nass, or naswa.
Most Prevalent: Worldwide
Most Prevalent: Worldwide
2. CHEWING TOBACCOOral smokeless tobacco products are placed in the mouth, cheek, or inner lip and sucked (dipped) or chewed. Tobacco pastes or powders are similarly used, placed on the gums or teeth. Sometimes referred to as “spit tobacco” because users spit out the built-up tobacco juices and saliva, this mode of tobacco consumption became associated with American baseball players during the twentieth century. The tobacco industry exploited these sports heroes to market their tobacco products to youth. Smokeless tobacco causes cancer in humans and leads to nicotine addiction similar to that produced by cigarette smoking. There are many varieties of smokeless tobacco, including plug, loose-leaf, chimo, toombak, gutkha, and twist. Pan masala or betel quid consists of tobacco, areca nuts (Areca catechu), slaked lime (calcium hydroxide), sweeteners, and flavoring agents wrapped in a betel leaf (Piper betel). There are endless varieties of pan masala, including kaddipudi, hogesoppu, gundi, kadapam, zarda, pattiwala, kiwam, and mishri.
Most Prevalent: India
Most Prevalent: India
3. SMOKING TOBACCO
Tobacco smoking is the act of burning dried or cured leaves of the tobacco plant and inhaling the smoke. Combustion releases biochemically active compounds in tobacco, such as nicotine and TSNA, and allows them to be absorbed through the lungs.
Tobacco smoking is the act of burning dried or cured leaves of the tobacco plant and inhaling the smoke. Combustion releases biochemically active compounds in tobacco, such as nicotine and TSNA, and allows them to be absorbed through the lungs.
A). ROLL-YOUR-OWN
Roll-your-own (RYO) cigarettes are cigarettes hand-filled by the smoker from fine-cut, loose tobacco rolled in a cigarette paper. RYO cigarette smokers are exposed to high concentrations of tobacco particulates, tar, nicotine, and tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs), and are at increased risk for developing cancers of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, lung, and esophagus.
Most Prevalent: Europe and New Zealand
B). MANUFACTURED CIGARETTES
Manufactured cigarettes are the most commonly consumed tobacco products worldwide. They consist of shredded or reconstituted tobacco, processed with hundreds of chemicals and rolled into a paper-wrapped cylinder. Usually tipped with a cellulose acetate filter, they are lit at one end and inhaled through the other.
Most Prevalent: Worldwide
C). CIGARS
Cigars are made of air-cured and fermented tobaccos with a tobacco-leaf wrapper. The long aging and fermentation process produces high concentrations of carcinogenic compounds that are released on combustion. The concentrations of toxins and irritants in cigars are higher than in cigarettes. Cigars come in many shapes and sizes, from cigarette-sized cigarillos to double coronas, cheroots, stumpen, chuttas, and dhumtis. In reverse chutta and dhumti smoking, the ignited end of the cigar is placed inside the mouth.
Most Prevalent: Worldwide
D). BIDIS
Bidis consist of a small amount of sun-dried, flaked tobacco hand wrapped in dried temburni or tendu leaf (Diospyros sp.) and tied with string. Despite their small size, bidis deliver more tar and carbon monoxide than manufactured cigarettes because users are forced to puff harder to keep bidis lit. Bidis are found throughout South Asia and are the most heavily consumed smoked tobacco products in India.
Most Prevalent: South Asia
E). KRETEKS
Kreteks are clove-flavored cigarettes widely smoked in Indonesia. They may contain a wide range of exotic flavorings and eugenol, which has an anesthetic effect, allowing for deeper and more harmful smoke inhalation.
Most Prevalent: Indonesia
F). WATER PIPES
Water pipes, also known as shisha, hookah, narghile, or hubble-bubble, operate by water filtration and indirect heat. Flavored tobacco is burned in a smoking bowl covered with foil and coal. The smoke is cooled by filtration through a basin of water and consumed through a hose and mouthpiece.
Most Prevalent: North Africa, the Mediterranean region, and parts of Asia.
G). PIPES
Pipes are made of briar, slate, clay, or other substances. Tobacco is placed in the bowl, and the smoke is inhaled through the stem. In Southeast Asia, clay pipes known as sulpa, chillum, and hookli are widely used.
Most Prevalent: Worldwide
F). STICKS
Sticks are made from sun-cured tobacco and wrapped in cigarette paper—for example, hand-rolled brus.
Most Prevalent: Papua New Guinea
Roll-your-own (RYO) cigarettes are cigarettes hand-filled by the smoker from fine-cut, loose tobacco rolled in a cigarette paper. RYO cigarette smokers are exposed to high concentrations of tobacco particulates, tar, nicotine, and tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs), and are at increased risk for developing cancers of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, lung, and esophagus.
Most Prevalent: Europe and New Zealand
B). MANUFACTURED CIGARETTES
Manufactured cigarettes are the most commonly consumed tobacco products worldwide. They consist of shredded or reconstituted tobacco, processed with hundreds of chemicals and rolled into a paper-wrapped cylinder. Usually tipped with a cellulose acetate filter, they are lit at one end and inhaled through the other.
Most Prevalent: Worldwide
C). CIGARS
Cigars are made of air-cured and fermented tobaccos with a tobacco-leaf wrapper. The long aging and fermentation process produces high concentrations of carcinogenic compounds that are released on combustion. The concentrations of toxins and irritants in cigars are higher than in cigarettes. Cigars come in many shapes and sizes, from cigarette-sized cigarillos to double coronas, cheroots, stumpen, chuttas, and dhumtis. In reverse chutta and dhumti smoking, the ignited end of the cigar is placed inside the mouth.
Most Prevalent: Worldwide
D). BIDIS
Bidis consist of a small amount of sun-dried, flaked tobacco hand wrapped in dried temburni or tendu leaf (Diospyros sp.) and tied with string. Despite their small size, bidis deliver more tar and carbon monoxide than manufactured cigarettes because users are forced to puff harder to keep bidis lit. Bidis are found throughout South Asia and are the most heavily consumed smoked tobacco products in India.
Most Prevalent: South Asia
E). KRETEKS
Kreteks are clove-flavored cigarettes widely smoked in Indonesia. They may contain a wide range of exotic flavorings and eugenol, which has an anesthetic effect, allowing for deeper and more harmful smoke inhalation.
Most Prevalent: Indonesia
F). WATER PIPES
Water pipes, also known as shisha, hookah, narghile, or hubble-bubble, operate by water filtration and indirect heat. Flavored tobacco is burned in a smoking bowl covered with foil and coal. The smoke is cooled by filtration through a basin of water and consumed through a hose and mouthpiece.
Most Prevalent: North Africa, the Mediterranean region, and parts of Asia.
G). PIPES
Pipes are made of briar, slate, clay, or other substances. Tobacco is placed in the bowl, and the smoke is inhaled through the stem. In Southeast Asia, clay pipes known as sulpa, chillum, and hookli are widely used.
Most Prevalent: Worldwide
F). STICKS
Sticks are made from sun-cured tobacco and wrapped in cigarette paper—for example, hand-rolled brus.
Most Prevalent: Papua New Guinea
