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Figure. Damaged lungs. A dissected brain. A hacking smoker. It's enough to make anyone quit. That's what Health Canada is hoping with its new graphic health warnings that began appearing on cigarette packs Jan. 1, 2001 (www.infotobacco.com). Canada is the first country to implement such strong labelling measures. The new Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey indicates that 6 million Canadians smoke — about 25% of the population aged 15 and older. Smoking by teens aged 15–19 appears to have plateaued at about 28% of that population.