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Health effects

Smoking can affect your physical and emotional wellbeing in different ways. Find out more and what you can do.

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Smoking and stress

There are links between smoking, stress, anxiety and your mental wellbeing.

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Smoking and your body

This tool shows how smoking affects different parts of your physical body.

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Effects of nicotine

Learn about how nicotine affects our bodies and minds.

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Secondhand smoke

It's not just about the person who's smoking. Secondhand smoke affects the health of everyone around them.

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You can use Smokefree even if you don't have mobile data. Go to zero.govt.nz on your phone and select 'Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora'.

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