On February 14, 2019 Okeechobee County Tobacco Free Partnership of Okeechobee and Okeechobee Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) chapter was awarded a proclamation from the Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners declaring February 18 to 24, 2019 Through with Chew Week. “Through With Chew Week” campaign’s objective is to educate people about the dangers of smokeless tobacco. They put out the amount of chemicals inside of the chewing tobacco, the count of which was 28 which can have a chance of inflicting cancer upon the mouth, esophagus and pancreas. They also said it could cause gum disease, heart disease and precancerous mouth sores. On average, chew products deliver a higher dose of nicotine than cigarettes making the product more habit forming.
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