"Anti-Smoking" Groups are big business, the money spent ranges in the billions, I think. If you were a smoker and needed money wouldn't you join too?
They don't take into account harm reduction like Swedish Match is trying to promote.
They say chew causes periodontitis but have you ever looked at what chew is? Tobacco that is cured (Either American Style that contains carcinogens and Swedish Style that is steamed cured containing alot less carcinogens) and then a casing is added. Casing is a word for flavorings etc. The biggest chew manufacturer is owned by Swedish Match which is Red Man whole leaf in a casing of molasses. What does molasses contain/is? Sugar!
Then they say floor cleaner, rat poison etc is added... Lets look at this, Ammonia is a natural occuring substance in just about every living thing. Ammonia makes tobacco taste bad, why they age it. Why would they add it? Of course the tobacco is going to contain Rat poison etc. Because they need to keep it safe its a cash crop. It's like the diet cola fiasco. They say its dangerous because the artificial sugar breaks down into a chemical we all know. Formaldehyde but what you don't hear from the advocates when you a consume an apple that it contains more formaldehyde than any soda.
Tobacco effects have been known for a looooooooong time one Queen (Not sure who it was or when) outlawed tobacco because it blackened the lungs, caused lazyness etc when it was first brought back to Europe. This country esentially built itself on tobacco, without it this country would not exist IMHO.