SNUS pouches are promoted as being spitless...

July 15, 2007 - SNUS pouches are promoted as being spitless. Compared with other moist snuff products SNUS has less salt and less water but what is crtical is the placement of the pouch. The only place the pouch can be placed in the mouth without the release of large amounts of saliva is behind the upper lip. If for any reason the pouch is moved around in the mouth copious amounts of saliva are released increasing the desire to spit. There are several minor salivary glands in the lips, cheeks and tongue that release saliva to moisten the contents of the mouth. So the tobacco juices produced slowly flow down into the gastrointestinal tract with some of the toxic chemicals settling in your pancreas. (from SNUS.biz - SNUS increases the risk of developing pancreatic cancer.) Most everyone that gets pancreatic cancer dies.) 85% of oral lesions are at the location where the smokless tobacco product was placed. Another problem is the litter created from the discarding of the pouches. From SNUS.biz - in Sweden where snus originated grimy/scuzzy used snus packets litter the otherwise clean streets and subway stations of Stockholm. (TobaccoWatch.org) You can't go to a bar without seeing people pulling some snus out, the used packets are found everywhere. They stick to just about anything right after they've been used and despite the Swedes proclamation of being environmentally friendly they love to throw their snus packets against anything and everything. They can be found on the ceilings and walls in just about every subway station in Stockholm, It is foul. (A Swedish American in Sweden, Friday, October 5.