![]() ![]() © Copyright 2020 European Journal of Sport Science. It is crucial that athletes are fully educated with regards to the health implications of snus and other oral tobacco-based products, whilst practitioners should be aware of its growing prevalence in sport with strategies in place to discourage its use. Perhaps most worrying, the use of snus has been reported to be prevalent within younger athletes. Despite snus having serious adverse health effects, along with no proven benefit to physical or mental performance, observations by the authors working in professional sport, along with several reports in the mainstream media, would suggest that the use of snus in elite sport appears to be increasing. Snus (an oral tobacco based product containing the highly addictive compound nicotine) is one alternative `physical and psychological performance enhancer`, purported to act as a `mental and physical booster`, `relaxative` and even as an `appetite suppressor`. Due to this, non-scientifically evidenced and/or pseudo-scientific alternative remedies are ever popular. The elite sport environment is one where athletes strive to find a competitive edge, through improved recovery modalities, cognitive performance or physical capacity. Jeram also suggested that it made sense to have a less punitive tool for policymakers to use for the Smokefree 2025 goal, rather than simply ramping up the tax on ciggies year after year.© Copyright 2020 YLMSportScience. Having said that, a report from the NZ Initiative’s Jenesa Jeram found that snus could work as a harm reduction tool, as “people smoke for the nicotine but they die from the tar”. There have been various studies undertaken on the health effects of snus-use, with some finding it correlates with higher levels of oral, throat and pancreatic cancer than if you never snuded a snus. For starters, they get you addicted to nicotine, which is literally never a good thing to get hooked on. Not necessarily, and it’s very important to note that such products absolutely aren’t harmless. So it’s cheaper and less harmful – should we all be snusing? While a 20 pack of durries will now cost up to $40, a 20 pack of Snus pouches retails for about $13. They’re also not subject to excise tax, which results in a dramatically reduced retail price. ![]() Hence, you can buy packets of ‘White Fox’ snus, as opposed to purchasing them in a nondescript box which is the colour of microwaved vomit. Snus can be branded in a way that is no longer allowed for other tobacco products. But while non-tobacco snus are still R18 (as is the case with all nicotine delivery products), in other ways snus aren’t subject to the same laws as cigarettes. This can affect the tissues that support the teeth and jawbone. If it is left untreated, it is likely to become periodontal disease. Gingivitis is known as an early stage of gum disease. In fact, these Ministry of Health guidelines suggest that tobacco snus are actually banned in New Zealand. Along with mouth cancer, snus can cause other oral health problems such as gingival disease, tooth loss, and oral mucosal lesions. The snus products on sale in New Zealand are not tobacco. Rice also said that there wasn’t really any sort of observable consumer demand for snus in New Zealand until recently, with interest corresponding with availability. It’s already super-popular in Europe.” Right now in Sweden, more men consume snus than smoke. “We’ve had it for about six months or so, and it’s definitely found a niche. Nell Rice, the head buyer for Cosmic, said it continues to grow in popularity. Cosmic Corner is among the few retailers around the country who stock snus products, under the White Fox brand. It’s a translation of the word ‘snuff’, even though snuff is a whole other thing entirely – that’s when you snort powdered tobacco right up into your nose.Īnd now snus is getting more popular in New Zealand? ![]() Pronounced kind of like snooze, the word snus comes from Swedish, which to this day is where the largest amount of snus-sucking takes place. ![]()
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