Smoking is just a choice Myth Fact Myth 1 out of 5 youth smokers show nicotine dependence symptoms within just one month after initiating smoking Myth Fact Fact Smoking light cigarettes and cigarettes with filters make cigarettes safer ID: 915449
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Tobacco Myths
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Slide2Smoking is just a choice.
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Slide31 out of 5 youth smokers show nicotine dependence symptoms within just one month after initiating smoking.
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Slide4Smoking light cigarettes and cigarettes with filters make cigarettes safer.
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Slide5Smoking a cigarette every now and then is no big deal.
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Slide6Cigarette smokers have lower stress levels than nonsmokers.
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Slide7Someone who stops smoking before the age of 40 reduces their risk of dying from a smoking related disease (e.g. lung cancer) by 90%.
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Slide8Secondhand smoke may bother people, but it isn’t dangerous.
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Slide9You get less nicotine smoking cigars than cigarettes.
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Slide10Cigar wrappers contain nicotine.
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Slide11Third-hand smoke poses risks to family members, children, and pets.
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