Not the parent, but Swedish snus is a great option.

pessimizer · on Dec 12, 2013

I'm curious to know who hates snus enough to downvote me:) But snus is fantastic, well-studied and well-regulated, has objectively contributed to a large reduction of cancer rates in Sweden, and is cheap and easily importable.

Smoked for 18 years, snused for 2, and tobacco free for 2.

edit, for good measure:

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=swedish+snus

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Oral use of Swedish moist snuff (snus) and risk for cancer of the mouth, lung, and pancreas in male construction workers: a retrospective cohort study http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-67...

Is Swedish snus associated with smoking initiation or smoking cessation? http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/14/6/422.short

Swedish Match Company, Swedish snus and public health: a harm reduction experiment in progress? http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/10/3/253.short

Steady-State Nicotine Plasma Levels Following Use of Four Different Types of Swedish Snus Compared with 2-Mg Nicorette Chewing Gum: A Crossover Study http://ntr.oxfordjournals.org/content/7/3/397.short

Should the Health Community Promote Smokeless Tobacco (Snus) as a Harm Reduction Measure? http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fj...

A long-term follow-up study on the natural course of snus-induced lesions among Swedish snus users http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijc.21841/full

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Those were all on the first page of the search. Between snus and an imported unregulated mystery liquid that comes out of a bottle with a skull on it, or super expensive and annoying patches and gums, snus is really a gift to smokers.

fiblye · on Dec 12, 2013

Didn't downvote, but someone else probably did because the person you were responding to was looking for non-tobacco alternatives.

pessimizer · on Dec 12, 2013

Makes sense. Though IMO it's not the tobacco you should be trying to avoid, but the cancer and the coughing.