For many smokers, it is very difficult to get out from prolonged habit, despite knowing that cigarettes are deadly. Many misconceptions about smoking that make smoker refuses to quit smoking, here are 5 of them:

1.  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, friends, or family that can cause lung cancer, heart disease, asthma, or other diseases.
2. Smoke a cigar and chewing tobacco is safer because we doesn’t sucked it.
Not only smoke from cigarette that can kill people, deaths caused by cancer in male smokers approximately 34 percent higher than non-smokers. People that only chewing tobacco, has the potential to suffering from oral cancer that can affect the tongue, lips, and cheeks.
3.  Smoking or chewing tobacco can lower blood pressure
This is not true. A group of researchers in Stockholm, Sweden, studied 135 healthy people to determine the condition of high blood pressure. Once measured, the researchers found that those who smoke or chew tobacco have higher blood pressure than those who do not smoke.
4. If I use filtered cigarettes, menthol, or cigarettes with low tar levels, then I’ll be fine
All those smokers will inhale smoke more deeply to get the nicotine levels that they need due to the addiction effects. Although using filters, nicotine, and several other harmful substances remain exploited and enter the body.
5. I have smoked for many years, there’s no use if I stop now
If you smoke, then you will shorten your life. The good news when quitting smoking, you will not only expedite the respiratory system, it will also improve your sense of taste.

It’s never too late to quit smoking!