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- Smoking - effects on your body
Along with nicotine, people who smoke inhale about 7,000 other chemicals in cigarette smoke. Many of these chemicals come from burning tobacco leaf. Some of these compounds are chemically active and trigger profound and damaging changes in the body.
- Smoking kills
Tobacco causes more illness and death than any other drug.
- Passive smoking
Passive smoking means breathing other people's second-hand tobacco smoke. Passive smoking increases the risk of serious illness in both children and adults.
- Cannabis (marijuana)
Cannabis has many harmful effects on health.
- Mobile phones and your health
Using a mobile phone while driving greatly increases the risk of traffic accidents.
- Cancer and food
Diet can influence your risk of developing some cancers, but there is no evidence that specific foods can cause or cure cancer.
- Mouth cancer
Smoking increases the risk of mouth cancer six-fold.
- Throat cancer
Risk factors for throat cancer include smoking or chewing tobacco, drinking alcohol and Human papillomavirus (HPV).
- Cadmium
Low-level exposure to cadmium over a long period of time may cause health effects because cadmium can accumulate in the body.
- Disease clusters
Disease clusters are rare but can cause community concern about the possible effects of exposure to environmental hazards.