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Latest Trends in Smokeless Tobacco. Kentucky Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program. New Products. Camel Snus General Snus (Swedish) Skoal Snus Marlboro Snus Camel Sticks, Orbs, and Strips Revved Up Energy Snuff NicoGel NicLite RockIt Energy Snuff and Nasal Snuff. SNUS.
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Latest Trends in Smokeless Tobacco Kentucky Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program
New Products Camel Snus General Snus (Swedish) Skoal Snus Marlboro Snus Camel Sticks, Orbs, and Strips Revved Up Energy Snuff NicoGel NicLite RockIt Energy Snuff and Nasal Snuff
SNUS To use Snus, place the pouch between the cheek and the upper lip where the oral cavity absorbs the nicotine. Varying nicotine levels
Some Snus details… • Camel Snus: • 4 varieties: Original, Frost, Spice and Mellow • Nicotine content: may vary by flavor • Estimated 8mg nicotine per pouch (4mg actually absorbed) • General Snus: 6-11mg per pouch • Skoal Snus: difficult to find • 3 varieties: Mint, Cinnamon, and Citrus Blend. • No info on nicotine content • Marlboro Snus: uses a flavor strip technology (like a Listerine strip) to help product dissolve • 4 varieties: Rich, Mild, Spearmint, and Peppermint • Nicotine content: • Rich- 7.61mg/nicotine per pouch • Mild- 6.33mg/nicotine per pouch • Peppermint- 6.45mg/nicotine per pouch • Spearmint- 6.82mg/nicotine per pouch
Dissolvables details… • Camel Orbs: pellet (slowest dissolvable 30min?) • Camel Sticks: twisted stick the size of a toothpick (dissolves in approx 10 minutes) • Camel Strips: film strip for the tongue (dissolves the fastest) • HIGH nicotine content: 0.6 to 3.1 mg of nicotine each (Sticks appear to have the most) • Made from finely ground then flavored tobacco
Energy Snuff/ Nasal Snuff • Revved Up: • Caffeine infused snuff (elements similar to Red Bull) • Targets military and NASCAR fans • Nicotine Content guessed to be similar to other smokeless tobacco • RockIt: also caffeine infused (online only) • 2 Varieties: Boxes and Bullets (Flavors: Naked, Ice Cool, Cherry) • Boxes: Perhaps like regular snuff??? • Bullets: Nasal spray snuff • No info on nicotine content • www.rockitsnuff.com
NicoGel and NicLite details… NicoGel: To use Nicogel one must take a single press of gel and rub it into your skin Product DOES contain traces of tobacco Package contains 10 packets which equals 50 cigarettes 1 packet=5 cigarettes • NicLite/ Nicotine Water • Each 8-ounce bottle contains 4mg of nicotine equally suspended in purified water, with just a hint of lemon flavoring. • Unsure if this will cause nausea as other nicotine products do • NOT to be used as a NRT product
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