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Fill-in-the-blank Quiz About Smokeless Tobacco

Snuff
Chewing Tobacco
Athletes
Mouth

Sores
Cancer
Leukoplakia
Chemicals

Fill in the blanks below using the smokeless tobacco words in the box to the right. Each word will be used only once.

1. _____________ is often used by people as an alternative to smoking cigarettes.

2. Because chewing tobacco is held in a person's mouth for minutes at a time, even more dangerous and toxic ________________ enter the person's body than when they are smoking cigarettes.

3. A slang term for smokeless tobacco is __________________.

4. Chewing tobacco can lead to _______________ of the mouth, gums, and throat.

5. Young people are often influenced to use smokeless tobacco because they have seen professional ________________ using it.

6. Chewing tobacco is called "smokeless" because it is held in the person's _______________ instead of being smoked like cigarettes.

7. Chewing tobacco can cause painful ______________ to form in the mouth and throat of users.

8. _______________ is a disease of the mouth that causes oral lesions to form inside the mouth of chewing tobacco users.

References:

American Academy of Pediatrics. "Things You Should Know About Smokeless Tobacco." 1997.

Answers

1. Chewing Tobacco, 2. Chemicals, 3. Snuff, 4. Cancer, 5. Athletes, 6. Mouth, 7. Sores, 8. Leukoplakia

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