New Market Study Published: Smokeless Tobacco in Venezuela
Venezuela's tradition for smokeless tobacco can be entirely attributed to an artisanal local variety known as chimo. This product was considered marginal and restricted to rural areas up to 2000 but since then has begun to appear among urban youths. Anti-drug groups have become concerned about its heavy consumption among young students (consumers are typically aged between 13 and 25 according to the NGO Catedra Libre Antidrogas) and the products are often laced with addictive additives.
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