Should smokeless tobacco be used to help a person quit smoking?
No. There is no scientific evidence that using smokeless tobacco can help a person quit smoking (7). Because all tobacco products are harmful and cause cancer, the use of all tobacco products is strongly discouraged. There is no safe level of tobacco use. People who use any type of tobacco product should be urged to quit. For help with quitting, ask your doctor about individual or group counseling, telephone quitlines, or other methods. • How can I get help quitting smokeless tobacco? NCI offers free information about quitting smokeless tobacco: • Call NCI’s Smoking Quitline at 1–877–44U–QUIT (1–877–448–7848). Talk with a smoking cessation counselor about quitting smokeless tobacco. You can call the quitline, within the United States, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Eastern time. • Use LiveHelp online chat. For information about smokeless tobacco, click on the “Quitting Smoking” button at https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/livehelp/welcome.asp on the Internet. You can have a
