Rick Bender started using spit tobacco when he was 12 years old because he wanted to fit in with his friends and he thought it was safer than cigarettes. “It turned out to be the biggest lie I was ever told,” Bender, 47, told an audience of about 30 Wednesday night at Montana State University. Copenhagen snuff was “my brand of poison,” Bender said. He remembered TV ads featuring a star football player and the slogan, “Take a pinch inst ... Jump to full article >>