Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Cigarettes and Smokers

They are many myths and misconceptions about cigarette smoking that people start to spread. The more you here it, the more you start to believe it. Some myths stem from a misapplied understanding of what might seem to be common sense; others are deliberately promulgated by the tobacco industry to induce people to start smoking. Some of d this conceptions are crazy and do not make sense. Here are some misconceptions about smoking.


* Nicotine is responsible for adverse health effects


Nicotine is a natural occurring substance derived from the tobacco plant.
The main adverse effect of nicotine in tobacco products is addiction, which sustain tobacco use. It is the other chemicals in cigarettes, not nicotine, which are responsible for most of the adverse health effects related to smoking.

* Filtered or low-tar cigarettes make smoking safer


There are no safe cigarettes. Some people try to make smoking habit safer by smoking filtered or low-tar cigarettes. They think that make smoking safer, but this isn’t true. There are no safe cigarettes and no safe level of consumption. Low-tar cigarettes are just as harmful as higher tar cigarettes.
Smokers usually puff more frequently, take deeper puffs or smoke to a shorter butt length. Despite the filters, nicotine and other chemicals still get through when you smoke.

* Lights cigarettes are healthier


The smokers who use lights cigarettes are under the impression that they are safe. But there is no such thing as safe cigarettes. Research shows that lights cigarette is just as addictive as cigarette whit more tar and nicotine. The poisonous element of a cigarette is in the light cigarettes as well.

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