tobacco store indian Cigar statue hi-res stock photography and images Cigar store indians hi-res stock

Most people know that smoking causes cancer and other major health problems

Smoking is injurious to health Myths, facts and risks Myths Roll-your-own cigarettes are more natural than factory made ones (both are equally harmful) Air pollution is the cause of lung cancer and not cigarettes If you quit smoking, you will gain weight (with a good diet and exercise plan, you wont) Smoking a couple of cigarettes a day isnt harmful Cigarettes help people de-stress (it is the harmful substances in cigarettes that relaxes a smoker) Expensive cigarettes are not as harmful as cheaper ones or beedies Cigarettes are safer than chewing tobacco It is safe to smoke menthol, or low-tar cigarettes (smokers who use these tend to smoke more cigarettes Facts A cigarette contains 4800 chemicals, 69 of which are cancer triggers One person dies every six seconds due to tobacco India has 12 crores of tobacco users (includes smokers and tobacco chewers) Every 9th Indian uses tobacco One third of those who die due to tobacco are children who have been exposed to passive smoke Medical costs of treating tobacco related diseases are about 90 crores a year

The actual policy option for harm reduction would probably be changing the relative price of e-cigarettes and combustible cigarettes to incentivize smokers to switch

From a security perspective, any doubt equals removal