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Snuff May Be Bad For Blood Pressure

Q. We hear so much about the dangers of cigarette smoking but you never hear about snuff. My husband and his mother live on the stuff and I cannot stand it. Does the nicotine in snuff have an effect on blood pressure?

A. A pinch of snuff, inhaled through the nose, used to be a common way of using tobacco. It gets nicotine into the blood stream through the blood vessels in the nose.

In the U.S., snuff usually refers to a coarser tobacco designed to be put in the mouth between the cheek and the gum. In both cases, nicotine is absorbed and may constrict blood vessels and raise blood pressure.

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Joe Graedon is a pharmacologist who has dedicated his career to making drug information understandable to consumers. His best-selling book, The People’s Pharmacy, was published in 1976 and led to a syndicated newspaper column, syndicated public radio show and web site. In 2006, Long Island University awarded him an honorary doctorate as “one of the country's leading drug experts for the consumer.”.
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