Tobacco chewing is a harmful addiction causing oral and systemic damage. Nicotine and carcinogens lead to addiction, DNA damage, leukoplakia, and oral cancer. It also causes social and financial harm.

Nicotine gum may stick to and damage dentures and other dental work, such as partial bridges and dental caps. However, some research says it may help reduce nicotine stains on the teeth. Over 3 in 5 ...

Chewing tobacco, forever a staple of the baseball scene, could be subject to a major-league ban as the result of yesterday's congressional hearings citing the habit's health hazards and influence on ...

With the ongoing investigation into the Tony Bosch steroid scandal, performance enhancing drugs are back at the forefront of baseball discussions. Steroids aren’t the only unhealthy substances to be ...

Stephen Strasburg, like his former college teammate Addison Reed, is giving up smokeless tobacco following the death of Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn. The Washington Nationals ace, who played for Gwynn at ...

Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton is no stranger to the topic of substance addiction. But this week, Rangers CEO Nolan Ryan made a statement regarding one of Hamilton's addictions that is ...