Smokeless tobacco is a less addictive habit than smoking because the nicotine in smokeless tobacco is absorbed through mucous membranes resulting in lower nicotine levels in the blood.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

Smokeless tobacco is a more addictive habit than smoking. The major substance ingested is nitrosonornicotine, which is the drug responsible for this habit's addictiveness. It is absorbed through the mucous membranes, and within a short period of time the level of nicotine in the blood is equivalent to that of a cigarette smoker.

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