[Smokeless tobacco--also a danger to us?]

As a result of the decline in the prevalence of smoking in Western countries another form of tobacco addiction is developing in the shape of moist snuffs from which nicotine is released in the mouth. The addiction which develops is serious, as most people who use this form of tobacco belong to young or very young age groups. The highest prevalence is at present in Sweden and the United States, in western European countries this drug addiction is not as frequent. The authors discuss the impact on health, forms and types of moist snuff and of advertisements focused on young age groups. It is important to become familiar with these data and facts and focus attention on prevention.