Cigarettes contain tobacco and thus nicotine, as well as other additives and is rolled in paper. Cigarettes are very addictive and dangerous to the user’s health. Cigarette smoking is responsible for millions of deaths and the development of a disproportionate amount of cancers.

Chewing tobacco is a smokeless form of the substance. It is not smoked. However, it is just as dangerous to consume it this way as it is to smoke it. This shredded from of tobacco can lead to the development of tumors and cancer of the throat and mouth. Irregular heart beat, receding gum lines and high blood pressure are also potential medical risks.

Tobacco may also be consumed in cigars and via a pipe. Snuff, dipping tobacco, snus, tobaccos and gutka are other forms of tobacco.