GNG 1505 Lecture 1: Dispelling Myths About Tobacco Users

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: General Engineering
• Course: GNG 1505
• Professor: Mohammed

Document Summary

Cigarette smoking is on the decline in the united states for a number of reasons, including laws banning smoking in many workplaces and in public spaces and at least partial restrictions in other areas. However, the moist tobacco market is on the rise and has increased by nearly 7 percent from 2011 to 2014, according to a euromonitor international report. As a result, many companies are developing products and accessories to serve this expanding market, and they are realizing that some of the prevailing myths a(cid:271)out to(cid:271)a(cid:272)(cid:272)o users do(cid:374)"t hold up. With this changing landscape of tobacco use, comes an opportunity to dispel several of these myths. 1: tobacco users are no more or less likely to be neat or messy than anyone else. Moist tobacco use does require the ability to dispose of the product. However, many moist tobacco users have discovered accessories that make it easy to be neat and discreet.