Congratulations! You've done it. You've beat the smokeless habit. You're improving your health and your career. The rewards that come with quitting will make you a better player. Celebrate with the people on your "support team." Offer your support to friends and teammates who are trying to quit.
Authors: C. Tracy Orleans, Ph.D., Gregory N. Connolly, D.M.D., M.P.H., Stephen Workman, M.P.H.
Contributors: Thomas M. DiLorenzo, Ph.D., Herbert Severson, Ph.D.
Editorial Advisors: Gayle Boyd, Ph.D., Virginia Ernster, Dr.P.H., Thomas Glynn, Ph.D., Marianne Haenlein, Ph.D., Barbara Rimer, Dr.P.H., John Slade, M.D.
Dedicated to: Joseph W. Cullen, Ph.D.
Special Thanks To the players, coaches, trainers, and team physicians who shared their experiences with us and gave us suggestions about this guide, especially to Ned Bergert, Mickey Cobb, Jeff Cooper, Ron McClain, and David Watson, M.D., and to the Major League Teams Physicians Association and the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society for their sponsorship.
Other Acknowledgments: Richard Amacher, Athletes Against Tobacco: Pennsylvania Division, Bobby Evans, Linda Fleisher, Richard Hansen, Jack Henningfield, Susan George, Mark Leavitt, William R. Lynn, Joan Magee, Jeffrey McKenna, Brian O'Gara, Jeffrey Orleans. Jesse Orleans. Paul Prox, Luis Salcedo, and Nina Schneider
Special Note: Player affiliations are for the year 1991. Donruss cards courtesy of Leaf, Inc.
Produced by: The development of this guide was supported through contract # NO1-CN05275 from the National Cancer Institute.
For more information about smokeless tobacco, or for additional copies call NCI's Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER April, 1991 Second Edition (9/91)
This publication was produced in cooperation with
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery