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    Did you know? The government is devoting close to $29 million this year to keep physicians in the province and recruit physicians to move to Saskatchewan. Read more about recruitment and retention. Facts You Should Know About Smokeless (Spit) Tobacco Smokeless (Spit) Tobacco is AddictiveSmokeless (Spit) Tobacco is AddictiveAddiction means getting hooked to a powerful drug called nicotine. Nicotine is just as addictive as cocaine or heroin. Each tin of snuff contains a lethal dose of nicotine. One tin of snuff has the same amount of nicotine as 60 cigarettes.  Holding an average-sized dip or chew in your mouth for 30 minutes gives you as much nicotine as smoking four cigarettes. Because smokeless (spit) tobacco is absorbed rapidly into the bloodstream through the lining of the mouth, it may be even more addictive than smoking cigarettes. |
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