Just the Facts
Stage Two
Chemicals from smoke in your bloodstream
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The lungs
- When you smoke, or inhale other people's secondhand smoke, the smoke goes into your lungs.
- Chemicals from the smoke, such as carbon monoxide, are then absorbed into your bloodstream.
- Some of the oxygen in your blood is replaced by carbon monoxide.
- This means that the oxygen supply to your baby may be restricted.
