These are 5 wrong assumptions that Make Lazy Quit Smokers

Minister of health ( Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih )said Indonesia ranks third largest in the world's smokers. The difficulty of a person separated from the bondage of cigarettes partly because of misconceptions that are circulating.

WHO in 2001 declared data, Indonesia ranks third highest number of smokers in the world, after China and India. Even to the level of ASEAN, Indonesia ranks first. This position is apparently not shifted so far to change the decade.

"Regarding the prevalence of smokers is considerably increased. From the year 2000-2010 has increased, both among male smokers and women, "said Minister of Health in the Office of the President, on Monday (26/09/2011) night.

She added, the number of male smokers over the age of 15 years reached 66 percent, while 4 percent of women smokers.The increase also occurred in novice smokers aged 10-14 years, as well as 15 years. Obviously, a lot of homework to be done the government to regulate tobacco as an addictive substance in terms of impact on health.

For many smokers, it's hard out of the habit that has to be a chronic form of comfort, knowing that smoking is deadly. Some of the misconceptions surrounding the cigarette and make lazy smokers quit, as reviewed Thescooponsmoking:

Smoking does not hurt anyone, but myself

In fact, approximately 49,000 nonsmokers die each year. This is caused when smoking, you are exposing cigarette smoke to children, relatives, or family that can cause lung cancer, heart disease, asthma, or other diseases.

Smoke a cigar and chewing tobacco is safer because it does not suck

Not only that cigarette smoke can kill someone. Deaths from cancer in male smokers approximately 34 percent higher than non-smokers. They are just chewing tobacco, oral cancer has the potential to affect the tongue, lips, and cheeks.

In addition, according to a study, a total of 6300 light smokers (less tobacco) have a risk of dying from cancer and heart disease two-fold higher than non-smokers.

Smoking or chewing tobacco can lower blood pressure

This is not true. A group of researchers in Stockholm, Sweden, studied 135 healthy people with high blood pressure condition.Once measured, the researchers found that those who smoke or chew tobacco have higher blood pressure than those who do not smoke.

If I only use filtered cigarettes, menthol, or with low levels of tar, then I'll be fine

Smokers will inhale smoke more deeply to get the nicotine levels that they need from the effects of addiction. Although using the filters, nicotine, and several other harmful substances remain exploited and enter the body.

I have smoked for many years, there's no use if I stop now

If you smoke, you shorten your life. The good news when quitting smoking, you will not only expedite the respiratory system, also repair the sense of taste.