Betel quid is the fourth most popular psychoactive substance in the world after tobacco, alcohol and caffeine. Chewing betel quid exposes 600 million users to substances that act as direct carcinogens in the mouth, scientists report in a new study that appears in ACS' journal iChemical Research in Toxicology/i. Mu-Rong Chao and Chiung-Wen Hu explain that betel quid (BQ) consists of nuts from the arcea tree, sometimes combined with spices, such as cardamom or ...Thursday 25 October 2012
Chewing Betel Quid Exposes Half a Billion People to Oral Cancer Risk
Betel quid is the fourth most popular psychoactive substance in the world after tobacco, alcohol and caffeine. Chewing betel quid exposes 600 million users to substances that act as direct carcinogens in the mouth, scientists report in a new study that appears in ACS' journal iChemical Research in Toxicology/i. Mu-Rong Chao and Chiung-Wen Hu explain that betel quid (BQ) consists of nuts from the arcea tree, sometimes combined with spices, such as cardamom or ...
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