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Since the smoking ban in England, which came into force at the beginning of July 2007, it has been reported that there has been a steep rise in the sales of snuff. It appears that snuff is rapidly becoming the new fashion, with all sorts of novel flavours and scents of snuff now being manufactured. Snuff is becoming particularly popular in pubs, with the pubs now selling a wide array of snuffs of different flavours, including spearmint, raspberry, apricot and lavender.

An additional advantage to users is that, in the UK at least, snuff is much cheaper than cigarettes.

Snuff is still a nicotine product, and carries some health risks, so I cannot say that I would recommend its use. Because snuff was not very much used until this recent return to fashion, its health effects have not been so widely researched. In fact, it seems that snuff can actually deliver a bigger nicotine hit than cigarettes. However, proponents of snuff use argue that the dangers of cigarettes are largely down to the toxic gases inhaled, and not necessarily the nicotine itself. It does seem that snuff is significantly less dangerous than cigarettes, and one of the welcome things about snuff is that at least it does not irritate and risk the health of the people around you in the same way that cigarettes do – that is, as long as the snuff user does not sneeze all over you!

I wonder if the increase in popularity of snuff will bring about a comeback in the fashion of ornamental snuff boxes?

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