Myths About Smoking
If someone buys into certain myths regarding smoking, it could cause him to continue smoking despite the obvious dangers. It is important to identify and then destroy these myths by spreading the word to the people you know and love, especially to those who smoke. Does this Spark an idea?
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Light or Low Tar
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It is a faulty logic that smoking light or low-tar cigarettes is less harmful. In truth, smokers who use low-tar brands just smoke more to make up for the reduced amount of nicotine in each cigarette.
Quitting Is Easy
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If you think that you are the one person who can quit whenever you want to, you probably are wrong. Only 7 percent of people who attempt to quit cold turkey succeed.
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Victims
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Many smokers falsely believe that they are harming only themselves when they smoke. Secondhand smoke causes 49,000 deaths per year.
Quitting Problems
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Some people justify the need to continue smoking because they believe that quitting will make them sick. The truth is that continuing to smoke can negatively affect your health. When you quit, your breathing function will show improvement within three months.
A Few Are OK
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One myth involving smoking is that it's fine to smoke one or two cigarettes a day. In truth, every cigarette that a person smokes takes 11 minutes off of his life.
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