Snuff: what it is

Snuff is a tobacco leaf, which is crushed to a powdery mixture, suitable for smokeless consumption. To create the required mixture wipe the leaves and stem. To give a special flavor, it added all sorts of flavors: lavender, cinnamon, orange. Many smokers are convinced avoiding Smoking process, they minimize the damage, but in reality it is a delusion. Getting into the body through inhalation, smelling the mixture have on the body terrible damage.

A bit of history

The first mention of snuff mixtures appeared in 15 century. During this period of time they managed to get popularity. This was achieved thanks to the claims of physicians, approved, with the help of them you can get rid of many diseases.

With the name of Jean Nico also was associated with many mentions of snuff tobacco. He not only cultivated this plant, but doing a thorough research. Placing long experiments, the man came to the conclusion, that the mixture has a healing action. One, of which was to get rid of skin diseases, inflammatory processes.

Catherine De Medici, according to his counsel used this tool against migraines. This means she liked it, that contributed to the rapid growth of its popularity. Many people began to use an unusual mixture for the treatment of headaches. Fashion sniff persisted for two centuries, even though today many scholars believe in the healing properties of tobacco. It is used for getting rid of nicotine addiction, and a number of other serious diseases.

Effect on the body

Many people resort to the use of this tobacco with the purpose of getting rid of Smoking. Here only it is necessary to understand, tobacco remains, regardless of the method of use. He is the source of nicotine, which is having a devastating effect on the whole body. Snuff is especially toxic and can lead to the formation of the counter based on.

Of course, you can make allowances for that, what, without succumbing to heat treatment, tobacco rids the body of deadly tar, but other than that, the action of smelling, is equivalent to Smoking usual cigarettes or even exceeds them. Nicotine, proceeding through the mucous, immediately enters the bloodstream.

The effect of snuff comes later 1-2 minutes and can last up to 20 minutes. If the person is abusing in a similar habit, this ensures the emergence of a strong irritation of the mucous membranes and the formation in them of chronic inflammation.

The harm of using snuff

Snuff is often used as a means of struggle against Smoking. It really reduces the desire to smoke, but the dose of nicotine, the resulting body is not reduced and can even be significantly increased. It turns out, man does not get rid of bad habits, and becomes not only less dangerous alternative.

This tool can lead to the formation of the counter based on, which is manifested by the following symptoms:

• constant desire to drink a new dose;
• change mood of a person as the inability to inhale tobacco;
• when you try to quit the habit, there is withdrawal syndrome.

Prolonged abuse of snuff can lead to the development of cancer of the mucous membranes of the mouth and nasopharynx, the development of allergies, the formation of polyps, able to regenerate in malignant education. As particles of tobacco capable of exerting its action on the respiratory tract, the esophagus, stomach, what can cause the development of diseases of these organs.

No less dangerous harm to this mixture to close people. The dust spreads easily through the air, and to be subject to the passive inhalation of others. The consequences of such use may be the following negative consequences:

• eye irritation;
• respiratory failure;
• the palpitations;
• the increase in pressure;
• nasal congestion;
• headache;
• nausea;
• cough.

Even being near a person who use Smoking tobacco, you can cause serious harm to the body.