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The younger a person is when they start using tobacco, the more likely they are to become addicted, as young brains are still developing and more easily dependent on the pleasure nicotine provides

But in terms of longevity and shelf life, plug tobacco trumps the rest of chewing tobacco products thanks to its compressed structure, allowing it to last for a long time

So says, anyway, an article in todays Wall Street Journal (see Behind Antismoking Policy, Influence of Drug Industry)

Philosophers have Gauloises and rock stars have Marlboro Reds, but a Benson & Hedges is smoked by a balding man in a carpeted pub, slowly turning his teeth the same color as his pint of warm ale