1. Warning message:
SMOKING CAUSES LUNG CANCER
Explanatory message:
SMOKING CAUSES LUNG CANCER
Tobacco smoke contains many cancer-
causing chemicals including tar. When
you breathe the smoke in, these chemicals
can damage the lungs, and can cause
cancer. Lung cancer is the most common
cancer caused by smoking. Lung cancer
can grow and spread before it is noticed.
It can kill rapidly.

2. Warning message
SMOKING IS ADDICTIVE
Explanatory Message:
SMOKING IS ADDICTIVE
Nicotine, a drug in tobacco, makes
smokers feel they need to smoke. The
more you smoke, the more your body will
depend on getting nicotine and you may
find yourself hooked. It may be difficult
to give up smoking once you are hooked
on nicotine.

3. Warning Message:
SMOKING KILLS
Explanatory Message:
SMOKING KILLS
Smoking is one of the greatest
preventable causes of death. Tobacco use
kills more than five million people world
wide each year. In Australia, tobacco
smoking causes more than four times the
number of deaths caused by car accidents.

4. Warning Message:
SMOKING CAUSES HEART DISEASE
Explanatory Message:
SMOKING CAUSES HEART DISEASE
Tobacco smoking is a major cause of
heart disease. It can cause blockages in
the body’s arteries. These blockages can
lead to chest pain and heart attacks. In
Australia, heart attack is the most
common cause of death. Smokers run a
far greater risk of having a heart attack
than people who don’t smoke.

5. Warning Message:
SMOKING WHEN PREGNANT HARMS YOUR BABY
Explanatory Message:
SMOKING WHEN PREGNANT HARMS YOUR BABY
Poisons in tobacco smoke reach your
baby through the bloodstream. If you
smoke when you are pregnant, you
greatly increase the chance of having a
baby with a low birth-weight. Smoking
may lead to serious complications which
could harm your baby.

6. Warning Message:
YOUR SMOKING CAN HARM OTHERS
Explanatory Message:
YOUR SMOKING CAN HARM OTHERS
Tobacco smoke causes cancer and
poisons people. People who breathe in
your tobacco smoke can be seriously
harmed. Your smoking can increase the
risk of lung cancer and heart disease.
Children who breathe your smoke may
suffer asthma attacks and chest illnesses.

The message on the side of the cigarette package is as follows:
• Smoking exposes you to more than 40 harmful chemicals.
• These chemicals damage blood vessels, body cells and the immune
system.
• QUIT NOW to reduce your risk of chronic illness or premature death