Smokers Still Unaware of Health Effects of Smoking, Says Survey
With so Much Public Education on the Dangers of Smoking, How Can This Be?
In spite of efforts to educate, over the past several decades, on the dangers of smoking, the survey results were not only surprising, but also disappointing. The results indicated that, although many people who smoke are at least aware that it can lead to serious diseases such as cancer, many still underestimate their actual risk of developing cancer from smoking. In fact, 66 percent underestimate the chance of developing lung cancer compared to non-smokers, and 40 percent wrongly believe that developing lung cancer depends more on genes than anything else. The survey also found that as many as 33 percent of smokers believe certain activities such as exercise and taking vitamins could reverse or protect them from most of the effects of smoking.
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products, such the gum, patches and lozenges, are designed to gradually wean smokers off nicotine. Unlike the nicotine in cigarettes, long-term use of NRTs is not known to have any serious harmful effects. Yet, the survey found that 65 percent of the respondents either believe or are unsure if nicotine in NRT products is more dangerous than the nicotine in cigarettes.
Sixty-six percent either believe or are unsure if NRTs cause cancer. And 92 percent either believe or didn't know if smoking while wearing the NRT patch can cause heart attacks.
The survey also found that 76 percent of those who had used NRT products in the past were not using the NRTs as the product label instructs.
Smokers Still Unaware of Health Effects of Smoking, Says Survey
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