Is Mayo Clinic Tobacco Quitline only for smokers or can it help spit tobacco users too?
The Quitline is for all tobacco users, not just smokers. The counselors are specially trained to help people who use spit tobacco, and there are special printed materials for those callers. While everyone knows that smoking is highly addictive, research is showing that spit tobacco may be even more addictive than smoking. The serious health problems it causes, such as mouth and throat cancer, heart disease and tooth loss, show up much faster in chewers than in smokers.
