Smoking and your body

Understand the dangerous chemicals in tobacco products and their related health risks.

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Know your exposure risk to tobacco products and smoke based on the chemicals that remain in your body.

Learn about the health risks of tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure.

Learn what cancer-causing chemicals are released when you smoke.

Nicotine is the chemical that makes tobacco products so addictive.

How Canadians have been negatively affected by tobacco use.

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