Smokeless tobacco products have often been promoted to youth as healthier alternatives to cigarettes because they have lower levels of the carcinogenic tobacco-specific nitrosamines. But a new study has found that instead of dropping one habit for the other, about one in 20 middle and high school students are using both cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.
"These findings are generally at odds with the recent positions in favor of novel smokeless tobacco products as a means of harm reduction," the researchers wrote.
Youth in grades 6-12 could be cancelling out any of the healthier benefits of smokeless tobacco by using it on top of cigarettes, the researchers said, adding that they could even be increasing their risk for tobacco-related illnesses, Everyday Health reported.
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health looked at data from the 2011 National Youth Tobacco Survey. The survey included information about the smoking habits and use of various types of tobacco products for over 18,000 students during the previous 30 days.
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