Tobacco use is one of Canada's greatest health concerns.
In Canada, tobacco causes over 40,000 deaths each year and is the leading cause of preventable death. Tobacco kills more people in Canada than all all the deaths caused by traffic accidents, suicides, murders, AIDS and drug abuse combined . Nicotine is the drug in cigarettes and other tobacco products which makes them addictive. It can make you feel relaxed or stimulated, depending on how much nicotine is in your body. Smokers and other tobacco users have a real physical need to keep using tobacco to get the same effects every day.