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Journal of Community & Public Health Nursing
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  • Review Article   
  • J Comm Pub Health Nursing 2019, Vol 5(2): 229
  • DOI: 10.4172/2471-9846.1000229

Characteristics of Maras Powder which is a Cultural Alternative to Cigarettes and its Effects on Health: A Literature Review

Tas F1* and Gungormus Z2
1Department of Public Health Nursing, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Turkey
2Department of Public Health Nursing, Gaziantep University, Turkey
*Corresponding Author : Tas F PhD, Department of Public Health Nursing, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras College Of Health, Kahramanmaras, Turkey, Tel: 903443002610, Email: filiztas46@gmail.com

Received Date: May 11, 2019 / Accepted Date: May 27, 2019 / Published Date: Jun 04, 2019

Abstract

Tobacco epidemic is defined as an important public problem in developed and developing countries. It is stated that the use of tobacco and tobacco products cause the death of one individual out of ten and that it takes one of the first places among preventable causes of death. Maras powder which is form of smokeless tobacco is achieved by mixing a tobacco type known as Nicotiana rustica Linn. and ash and it is in particular being used as an alternative to cigarettes or with cigarettes in the Mediterranean region in Turkey. Maras Powder is used by sniffing tobacco powder or sucking or chewing it by placing it between the gums and the cheek. The purpose of this literature compilation is to evaluate studies on the characteristics of maras powder and its effects on health and the results obtained in these studies. With this purpose science direct, cochrane library, ulakbim and “medline/pubmed” databases have been scanned and studies on this subject have been analyzed by searching for key words, “Smokeless tobacco/Maras powder,” “Smokeless tobacco” and “Maras powder.” In the analyzed studies, it has been seen that maras powder has been accepted as a tobacco product with law no: 4207 and that its production, sale and use in closed spaces has been banned. It has been determined that maras powder affects human health and that it has negative effects on biochemical, immunological and cardiovascular system.

Keywords: Smokeless tobacco; Maras powder; Human health; Protection from tobacco

Citation: Tas F, Gungormus Z (2019) Characteristics of Maras Powder which is a Cultural Alternative to Cigarettes and its Effects on Health: A Literature Review. J Comm Pub Health Nursing 5: 229. Doi: 10.4172/2471-9846.1000229

Copyright: © 2019 Tas F, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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