Health risks
Smoking is a chronic disease associated with nicotine dependence and is linked to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and several types of cancer.
HEALTH & COMPLIANCE
Clear information. No shortcuts.
Tobacco products involve serious health risks and nicotine dependence. This page brings together public sources, guidance channels and the commitments that shape Souza Paiol’s institutional communication.
PUBLIC SOURCESBrazilian Ministry of Health · INCA · AnvisaREVIEWED ON07/31/2026
What needs to be clear.
Risk, warnings and public guidance are presented without promotional language, lower-harm comparisons or shortcuts in interpretation.
Health warnings
Tobacco-product packaging must display health warnings and the prohibition of sales to people under 18 according to current regulation.
Guidance channels
People who want to quit smoking can seek a primary care unit and access smoking-cessation treatment through Brazil’s public health system.
OuvSUS136
Information and SUS guidance.
OuvSUS 136 provides guidance on quitting smoking, referral to treatment and information about tobacco control.
Call 136Brazil’s public health system offers smoking-cessation treatment.
The public network provides smoking-cessation support and follow-up by health professionals. Guidance can begin in primary care.
For questions about health, dependence or treatment, seek professional guidance or public health channels.