Philip Morris USA supports a single, consistent public health message on the role played by smokeless tobacco product use in the development of disease in smokeless tobacco users, as well as smokeless tobacco product use and addiction. We believe that smokeless tobacco product users and potential smokeless tobacco product users should rely on the messages of the U.S. Surgeon General and public health authorities worldwide in making all smokeless tobacco product use-related decisions. In this section of our website, therefore, you will find information on these smokeless tobacco-related messages, as well as links to government and public health authorities, including the U.S. Surgeon General's reports related to tobacco.
Our smokeless tobacco product packages carry health information from public health authorities. In addition to the three rotating federally-mandated warnings required for smokeless tobacco packaging and advertisements, the packaging carries additional health information, as well as our website address and a toll-free number for additional health information. Our smokeless tobacco product advertising materials also carry additional health information, as well as the rotating federally-mandated warnings.
Smokeless tobacco products cause serious diseases. The U.S. Surgeon General and other public health authorities have determined that smokeless tobacco products:
- cause serious diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other diseases of the mouth, gums and teeth;
- may increase the risk of serious diseases when used in combination with smoking;
- cause adverse reproductive effects and should not be used during pregnancy;
- are not a safe alternative to smoking.
Smokeless tobacco product users and potential smokeless tobacco product users should rely on these messages in making all tobacco-use related decisions.
Click on the links at the right to obtain more information about smokeless tobacco product use and disease in smokeless tobacco product users.
Smokeless tobacco products are addictive. The U.S. Surgeon General and other public health authorities have determined that smokeless tobacco products are addictive. It can be very difficult to quit using smokeless tobacco products, but this should not deter smokeless tobacco product users who want to quit from trying to do so. Learn more about
Quitting the Use of Smokeless Tobacco Products.
PM USA supports a single, consistent public health message on the role played by smokeless tobacco product use in the development of disease in smokeless tobacco users, as well as smokeless tobacco product use and addiction. This includes our support of the law that requires U.S. smokeless tobacco product manufacturers to place health warnings on packages and in advertisements, and our belief that government and public health officials should determine the content of the warning messages.
The Surgeon General of the United States has been the nation's leading spokesperson on matters of public health since 1871. A report on smokeless tobacco product use and health was published in 1986. For more information on the Surgeon General reports related to tobacco use, please visit the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) To access all Surgeon General reports, please visit the
National Library of Medicine website and click on the full list of reports link.
