chewing tobacco australia customs Australia's Illicit and Vape Crisis Bringing tobacco-free nicotine pouches (VELO/CUBA)

While snuff tobacco does not involve inhaling smoke, it is not risk-free

The hookah device (or waterpipe) used to smoke the hookah tobacco works by passing charcoal or electric heated air through the tobacco mixture and ultimately through a water-filled chamber

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Unlike tobacco-free alternatives such as nicotine pouches, these products deliver flavour and nicotine directly from the tobacco plant

You may be surprised to learn where some of the harmful chemicals in cigarettes are also used: 1,3-Butadiene: used in rubber manufacturing Arsenic: a poison Benzene: an industrial solvent, made from crude oil Beryllium: used in nuclear reactors Cadmium: used in batteries Chromium: used to manufacture dye, paint and car alloys Formaldehyde: used in science labs and mortuaries Polonium-21: a highly radioactive element Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: a group of dangerous chemicals found in oil and coal, including benzo(a)pyrene Many of these chemicals are found in everyday products or some workplaces

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