The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) claimed that the products play a significant role in the development of oral cancers, severe dental problems, heart attacks, strokes and pregnancy complications.
The use of the tobacco products is growing among South Asian communities in England, with some theories suggesting that women of a South Asian background are four times more likely to develop oral cancer that women from other ethnic groups. Use of the product is widespread in nations between Pakistan and Papua New Guinea some 5,540 miles to the east, with users believing that the effects are a healthier option to smoking or bring other benefits.
But NICE would like to see that perception changed and has urged practitioners in England to receive training to spot the signs of smokeless tobacco use and to ensure they can refer people to tobacco cessation services if they want to ditch their habit. NICE also advised that dentists, GPs, pharmacists and other health professionals should provide brief advice and referral to help South Asian people stop using smokeless tobacco products.
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