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Last updated February 2024
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In fact, rollie tobacco contains at least as many additives by weight as the tobacco in tailor-made cigarettes. Some of these additives make the toxic smoke feel less harmful than it really is and can cause further damage to your body.
Additives in tobacco products make the toxic smoke feel less harmful than it really is. If the tobacco didn’t have additives in it, the toxic smoke would be so strong and harsh on the throat, few people could inhale it. Without the feeling of harshness, you get fewer immediate cues that the smoke is damaging your airways. It allows you to keep taking in lungfuls of cancer-causing chemicals.
Even though roll-your-own tobacco might look and taste different from tailor-made cigarettes, you’re inhaling the same toxic poisons. This is because some of the toxic poisons in cigarette smoke are created when the additives are burned, and many of the harmful chemicals in tobacco smoke are created when the tobacco is burned. So, it doesn’t matter what it tastes like or how it feels, all tobacco smoke contains over 200 toxic poisons.
Some people think because they’re using rollies, they’re smoking less. But often people who use roll-your-own cigarettes tend to take longer puffs and inhale more smoke per cigarette. So, using roll-your-own tobacco might not mean you are smoking less.
Tobacco companies are producing smaller and smaller pouches so it doesn't seem like you are paying as much. Turns out, you end up paying less per pouch but having to buy pouches more often. The bottom line? Rollies are not just costly for your health, they're costly for your wallet, too.
Some people believe that because they roll skinnier cigarettes, it means they are exposed to less harm. There is no safe level of smoking. The size of the cigarette doesn’t actually make a difference; you’re still inhaling nicotine, tar and carbon monoxide. Just because you rolled a skinnier cigarette, doesn’t mean it’s any better for you.
Any kind of smoking is doing your body damage. Whether it’s rollies, cigarettes or shisha, it’s the tobacco smoke you inhale that's doing you damage. But the good part?
Your body begins to repair itself the minute you quit smoking.
Speak with a GP. A GP can discuss options and provide a script for subsidised stop smoking medication. See What to ask your GP.
Talk with Quitline (13 7848). Quitline counsellors are qualified in helping people to quit. Quitline counsellors help build and sustain a person’s motivation to quit and help them build a quit plan that suits them. They’ve helped thousands of people quit. Read more about how Quitline can help.
Use stop smoking medication, like the nicotine patch and gum or prescribed stop smoking tablets, to help manage feelings of nicotine withdrawal.
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Roll-your-own tobacco can add up to be just as expensive and harmful as tailor-made cigarettes.
