Nick holds Mr. Gross Mouth to demonstrate just how gross chewing tobacco really is! Chewing tobacco contains over 2000 harmful chemicals in each pinch you put in your mouth with 28 of those chemicals known to cause cancer in humans.

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Do you know what you're putting in your mouth? There is polonium 210, rat feces, arsenic, insects, ammonia, nickel, and radioactive waste just to name a few. The tobacco industry is not a clean industry. They don't take out the dead animals that get trapped in the bales of tobacco during the drying process. Just think, each time you put a chew in your mouth, you could be chewing on bugs, parts of birds, bats, and rodents.

Jared tell you about the things tobacco companies do to get you hooked to their deadly products. Did you know that the tobacco company puts tiny pieces of glass in your chewing tobacco? This cuts the tissue in your mouth so the nicotine gets in your system faster to help you get addicted faster to their deadly products! The nicotine found in one can of chew is equal to the nicotine found in four packs of cigarettes!

 

Matt warns you about the gross consequences of tobacco use. Did you know you could lose your tongue, your jaw and/or your life if you chew tobacco? Meet Gruen Von Behrens - Gruen was only 13 years old when he began chewing tobacco. By the age of 17, he was diagnosed with oral cancer. Gruen has had 33 disfiguring surgeries because he used smokeless tobacco.

 

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