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What is snus? Previously used by Jamie Vardy and banned amid cancer links, the stimulant flooding the Premier League

Leicester City's Jamie Vardy is among the players who have conceded using snus in the past. [Photo: Courtesy]

Premier League footballers are turning to a banned stimulant with links to cancer to give them the edge over their rivals, it's claimed.

Snus, which Leicester City and England striker Jamie Vardy has previously admitted taking, is a form of smokeless tobacco containing extremely high levels of nicotine.

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