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Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of disease and death in the United States. The rates of tobacco use and associated negative health effects are disproportionately higher among racial and ethnic minority and other diverse groups. The FDA provides resources and has approved several products to help you quit.

How is tobacco used?

People can smoke, vape, chew, or sniff tobacco. There are many types of tobacco products on the market like cigarettes, vapes and other e-cigarettes, snuff, hookah, and gels.

What causes addiction?

All tobacco products contain nicotine, a highly addictive substance that changes how the brain works. Continued use of tobacco products may lead to feeling irritable and anxious when you don’t have nicotine in your system. Over time, you may become dependent on nicotine, which is when you crave nicotine and find it difficult to stop using tobacco products.

What are the health effects of smoking tobacco?

Smoking tobacco can cause many types of cancer as well as heart disease, stroke, lung disease, type 2 diabetes, and other health problems. Tobacco smoke contains many harmful chemicals such as carbon monoxide, ammonia, and lead. Inhaling tobacco smoke exposes smokers to a toxic mix of chemicals that can damage nearly every organ in the body.

Nonsmokers are also exposed to these chemicals in the air. This is known as secondhand smoke, and secondhand smoke is known to cause heart disease and lung cancer.

How are diverse populations affected?

Tobacco products are often marketed toward racial and ethnic minority communities, which tend to have a higher density of tobacco retailers. American Indians and Alaska Natives have the highest rate of commercial tobacco use. African Americans who smoke are less successful at quitting than non-Hispanic white people who smoke and are more likely to die from a smoking-related disease.

How do I quit?

If you are thinking about quitting smoking and would like some help, a quitline might be just what you need to succeed. Quitlines provide free coaching over the phone in several languages to help you quit smoking. Call **1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)**.

You can also check out FDA’s resources to help you quit at: **https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/health-effects-tobacco-use/quitting-smoking-and-other-tobacco-public-health-resources**.

The FDA has approved over-the-counter and prescription medications that can help with nicotine withdrawal and cravings. Combining these medications with other strategies can improve your chances of quitting successfully.

Tobacco cessation products and clinical trials

The FDA encourages people from diverse backgrounds to participate in clinical trials. If you think a clinical trial may be right for you, talk to your health care provider. You can also search for clinical trials in your area at www.ClinicalTrials.gov.

For more information on health equity, visit www.fda.gov/healthequity.

Download Tobacco Resources

Fact Sheet: Tobacco Use
	Brochure: Quit Smoking Start Today!
	Infographics:
	Effects of Tobacco Use
		What are Secondhand and Thirdhand Smoke?Additional Languages

We hope that you find these translations useful. While the agency has attempted to obtain translations that are as faithful as possible to the English version, we recognize that the translated versions may not be as precise, clear, or complete as the English version. The official versions of these materials are the English versions.

ᎩᎵᏏ (Cherokee)
	ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᎪᏪᎶᏗ: KW DᏅᏗᏍE (Fact Sheet: Tobacco Use)
	ᎪᏪᎵ ᏗᎬᏃᏣᏢᏍᎩ: (Brochure: Quit Smoking: Start Today!)
	ᏓᏟᎶᏍᏗᏓᏅ ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎩ (Infographics):
	Effects of Tobacco Use
		What are Secondhand and Thirdhand Smoke?FDA ᏓᎵᏍᎪᎸᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏗᏁᏢᏔᏅᎯ ᎯᎢᎾᎢ ᎢᏯᏓᏛᏁᏗ ᎾᎢ ᎠᏯᏖᎾ ᎠᏰᎵ ᏍᏆᏂᏱ ᏚᎾᏙᏢᏒᎢ ᎤᎾᏛᏓᏍᏗ. ᎤᏚᎩ ᎣᎬᎭ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᏣᏩᏛᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏁᏢᏔᏅᎯ ᏗᎨᎬᏙᏗ. ᎠᏏᏉ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎦᏘᏯ ᎦᎵ ᎤᏁᎵᏔᏅ ᏧᏁᏍᏗ ᎠᏁᏢᏔᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᎬᏩᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎩᎵᏏ ᏄᏓᎴᏒᎢ, ᎣᏦᎵᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎠᏁᏢᏔᏅᎢ ᏄᏓᎴᏒᎢ ᏰᎵᏊ ᏞᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎧᎵ ᏗᏙᎵᎩ, ᎤᎵᎦᎵᏴᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏆᏛᏃᏅ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎩᎵᏏ ᏄᏓᎴᏒᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏓᏂᎸᏨᎢ ᏄᏓᎴᏒᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎪᏪᎳᏅᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎩᎵᏏ ᏄᏓᎴᏒᎢ.

中文 (Simplified Chinese)
	情况说明书: 烟草的使用 (Fact Sheet: Tobacco Use)
	手册: 戒烟: 从今天开始! (Brochure: Quit Smoking: Start Today!)
	信息图表 (Infographics):
	烟草使用的影响 (Effects of Tobacco Use)
		什么是二手烟三手烟? (What are Secondhand and Thirdhand Smoke?)下列文件可用若干种文字阅读。美国食品药物监督管理局是为方便国际各界而提供这些译文的;希望它们对您有帮助。本局的心愿是力图让文件译文尽可能忠实于英文原文,但我们也知道译文会有不如原文精确、明晰的情况,甚至会有漏译的地方。因此,英文版是这些文件的正式文本。

英語(Traditional Chinese)
	情况说明书: 煙草的使用 (Fact Sheet: Tobacco Use)
	手册: 戒菸: 從今天開始! (Brochure: Quit Smoking: Start Today!)
	信息圖表 (Infographics):
	煙草使用的影響 (Effects of Tobacco Use)
		什麼是二手煙 三手煙? (What are Secondhand and Thirdhand Smoke?)以下文件有幾種外語版本。美國食品及藥物管理局將這些翻譯作為一種服務提供給廣大的國際讀者。我們希望您覺得這些翻譯有用。儘管該機構已試圖獲得盡可能忠實於英文版本的翻譯,但我們認識到翻譯版本可能不如英文版本準確,清晰或完整。這些文件的正式版本為英文版本。

हिन्दी (Hindi)
	Fact Sheet: Tobacco Use
	Brochure: Quit Smoking Start Today!
	Infographics:
	Effects of Tobacco Use
		What are Secondhand and Thirdhand Smoke?नीचे दिये गये दस्तावेज कई विदेशी भाषा(भाषाओं) में उपलब्ध हैं। FDA व्यापक अंतर्राष्ट्रीय समुदाय के लिए ये अनुवाद एक सेवा के रूप में प्रदान करता है। हमें आशा है कि आप इन अनुवादों को उपयोगी पायेंगे। हालांकि एजेंसी ने ऐसे अनुवाद पाने का प्रयास किया है जो यथासम्भव अंग्रेज़ी संस्करण जितने ही प्रामाणिक हों, फिर भी हम स्वीकार करते हैं कि अनुवादित संस्करण उतने सटीक, स्पष्ट, या पूर्ण न हों जितना कि अंग्रेज़ी संस्करण हैं। इन दस्तावेजों के अधिकारिक संस्करण अंग्रेज़ी संस्करण हैं।

한국어 (Korean)
	팩트 시트: 담배 사용 (Fact Sheet: Tobacco Use)
	브로셔: 금연: 오늘 시작하세요! (Brochure: Quit Smoking Start Today!)
	인포그래픽 (Infographics):
	담배 사용의 영향 (Effects of Tobacco Use)
		What are Secondhand and Thirdhand Smoke?아래 문서들은 몇 개 외국어로 입수할 수 있습니다. FDA는 널리 있는 국제 독자들을 위한 서비스로서 본 번역본들을 제공합니다. 저희는 여러분에게 본 번역본들이 유용하기를 바랍니다. 당청(廳)은 가능한 한 영어 원본에 충실한 번역본들을 입수하려고 했습니다만, 저희는 번역본들이 영어 원본만큼 정확하거나, 분명하거나 또는 완전하지 아니할 수도 있다는 점을 인지합니다. 본 문서들의 공식 원본은 영어 원본입니다.

Bilagáanaa Bizaad jí (Navajo)
	Naaltsoos Bee Ééhózinii: Nát’oh Choo’į́įgi (Fact Sheet: Tobacco Use)
	Naaltsoos: T’áá Díí Jį́ Nát’oh Yóó’ Adí’aah! (Brochure: Quit Smoking Start Today!)
	Eda’alyaaí (Infographics):
	Nát’oh Cho’į́įgo Á’ooł‘Įįłíí
		Secondhand Dóó Thirdhand Smoke Naakidéé’ Dóó Táá’déé’ Łidshą’ Ha’át’íí Óolyé?Díí naaltsos wóyah gi sinilígíí di kwíí shį́į́h Bíla’ashdla’ii Ałtah Dóóne’é nilį́į go Bizaad ał ąą’á daa t’ée go bee’ áta’ ná háne’ go Ał tah Ádóóne’é kéyah t’áá’ náá hwís t’áa ńt’éé’ bá‘ ádeil yaa kojí FDA Da’ íníísh dóó. Kót’áó baa hane’ígíí bee’ áta’ ná háne’ go bó hó née dzą́ą́ go hane’ chii díłįł nii dzin t’áá’ daats’í nił ákó t’é. Kódóó Da’íníshígíí t’áá’ áyisíí Bilagáanaa bizaad bee ha’oo dzíí’ gi nízhóní go, k’éz don go, bik’izh doo txįł ígi’ át’áó nát’ą́ą’ bee’ ata’ ná hóóne’ doo nii dzin Ałtah Diné’é’ bizaad łah góó shį́į́ t’áá’ áaní t’áá nani tł‘ah ał tah Diné’é bizaad bee’ Bilagáanaa bizaad dę́ę́’ bee’ ata’ ná ho jil ne’ go ła’ saad bá’á daa din go da. Bilagáanaa bizaad jí’ áyisíí bó hól níh ílįį́ go bee ha’oo dzíí’jí dooléł hane’ yíníł ta’ go hazhó’ó bik’i’ di díí txįł.

Tagalog
	Fact Sheet: Paggamit Ng Tabako (Fact Sheet: Tobacco Use)
	Brochure: Tumigil Sa Paninigarilyo: Simula Ngayon! (Brochure: Quit Smoking: Start Today!)
	Infographics (Infographics):
	Mga Epekto Ng Paggamit Ng Tabako (Effects of Tobacco Use)
		Ano Ang Secondhand At Thirdhand Smoke? (What are Secondhand and Thirdhand Smoke?)Ang mga dokumento sa ibaba ay maaring magagamit sa maraming (mga) banyagang wika. Inaalok ng FDA ang mga salin na ito bilang isang serbisyo para sa malawakang internasyonal na tagapanood. Inaasahan namin na ang pagsasalin na ito ay maging kapaki-pakinabang. Habang sinusubukan ng ahensya na makakuha ng mga salin na kasing tapat hangga't maaari sa bersyong Ingles, kinikilala namin na ang mga naisaling bersyon ay maaaring hindi kasing tumpak, kasing linaw, o kumpleto tulad ng Ingles na bersyon. Ang opisyal na bersyon ng mga dokumentong ito ay ang Ingles na bersyon.

Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
	Tờ thông tin: Sử dụng thuốc lá (Fact Sheet: Tobacco Use)
	Tờ gấp: Cai Thuốc: Bắt Đầu Ngay! (Brochure: Quit Smoking: Start Today!)
	Đồ họa thông tin (Infographics):
	Ảnh Hưởng Của Việc Sử Dụng Thuốc Lá (Effects of Tobacco Use)
		Hút Thuốc Thụ Động Và Hút Thuốc Gián Tiếp Là Gì? (What are Secondhand and Thirdhand Smoke?)Các tài liệu dưới đây có sẵn bằng một số ngôn ngữ nước ngoài. FDA cung cấp các bản dịch này như một dịch vụ cho nhiều đối tượng quốc tế. Chúng tôi hy vọng rằng bạn thấy những bản dịch này hữu ích. Mặc dù cơ quan đã cố gắng có được các bản dịch trung thực nhất có thể so với phiên bản tiếng Anh, chúng tôi nhận thấy rằng các phiên bản được dịch có thể không chính xác, rõ ràng hoặc hoàn chỉnh như phiên bản tiếng Anh. Phiên bản chính thức của các tài liệu này là phiên bản tiếng Anh.

Kass’atun (Yup'ik)
	Nallunairun: Cuyatuneq (Fact Sheet: Tobacco Use)
	Cuyatunrirluci: Waken Ayagluci! (Brochure: Quit Smoking: Start Today!)
	Infographics:
	Ayuqucia Temiin Cuyatulim (Effects of Tobacco Use)
		Cauga Secondhand Smoke-Aq? Thirdhand Smoke-Aq-Mi? (What are Secondhand and Thirdhand Smoke?)Kalikat kanani igaumaut allat yuut ayuqenrilngurnek qaneryaraitgun. FDA-q kalikangqertuq mumigtanek allat nunarpiit qaneryaraitgun. Umyuartequukut mumigtat ikayurnakuyukluci. Pitacirramcetun mumigcillruukut ukunek kalikanek, taugaam pitsaqenritukut mumigtat ilait elluarrluteng igaumanricukluki. Kass’atun igaumalria elluatuqluni igaumauq.

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