new addition to legal drug

'Firebreak' the chewing gum with tobacco was started to sell publicly in Japan. It is not like nicotine gum which commonly used for treatment of nicotine addiction, it is a simple composite of chewing gum and tobacco leaves and can be bought at news stands or kiosks ofcourse without prescription.

Firebreak is provided by Swedish Match a maker of snuff/chewing tobacco.

As I mentioned before in a previous comment (in japanese), Nicotine or THC contained substances which can be taken orally could be a major new product in legal drug market.

One of the most hateful attributes of cigarette or marijuana joint is smoke which cause major health problem to non-smokers. Another one is smoke too which cause emphysema or lethal lung cancer. So if we can take nicotine or THC without smoke, it will be much more clean and safe.

But I imagine Firebreak still has a lot of problem. I guess it is not tested clinically. Also tobacco leaves contain irritants which lead to oral cancer. Therefore, if this product makes a big success in market, unignorable amount of people will suffer from such diseases. Chewing-gum tobacco is as dangerous as chewing tobacco.

I advise everyone to avoid this product. This smoke-free nature can lead to chain-chewing and it will be really harmful to your health. I hope clinically tested lower side-effect alternatives to smoking will appear fast to popular market.

Tasting note: it tastes almost same as normal chewing-gum except strong stingy taste. I feel strong addiction to this thing after only one dose... If I finish one box (20doses) of Firebreak, I must be a real nicotine junky...