Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Although the health risks of smoking are well documented, many myths about smoking are either encouraging people to start (or continue) smoking, or preventing them from quitting:
- People have free choice whether or not to smoke.
- Everyone knows how bad smoking is.
- Just a few cigarettes a day cannot hurt.
- "Light" cigarettes are less harmful.
- It is easy to stop smoking; if people want to quit, they will.
- Cessation medications do not work.
- Once a smoker, always a smoker.
- Smokers may die earlier, but all they lose are a couple of bad years at the end of life.
- Environmental tobacco smoke may be a nuisance, but it is not deadly.
- Tobacco is good for the economy.
- We have already solved the tobacco problem.
- The tobacco industry no longer markets to kids or undermines public health efforts.
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