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Do you have any data to back that assertion up? I suspect most smokers know the health risks, it's just that they are addicted.
by Clubber 9y ago
Do you have any data to back that assertion up? I suspect most smokers know the health risks, it's just that they are addicted.
- ekianjo 9y agoOnly in developed countries because of years of awareness campaigns. Consider developing countries have NONEof those and you can start to grasp how true that statement is.
- DanBC 9y agoHere are a few: 2005: pregnant women know smoking is harmful; many tried to give up; but "awareness and acceptance of specific risks were inadequate." http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09595239700186321 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09595239700186321 2005: "Knowledge and perceived risk of cardiovascular, pulmonary, and oral disease was high among current smokers; knowledge and perceived risk of reproductive-related problems, and cancers other than lung cancer was much lower. Smokers recognize that smoking may result in premature death, but are less likely to acknowledge that smoking could result in a disability significantly affecting their quality of life." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15850879 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15850879 2015: "Only half of current smokers considered themselves at higher risk of lung cancer than the average-risk population, and less than 40% of individuals were aware that the risk of lung cancer never disappears after smoking cessation" http://www.esmo.org/Conferences/Past-Conferences/ELCC-2015-Lung-Cancer/News-Press-Releases/Smokers-Underestimate-Risks-of-a-Few-Cigarettes http://www.esmo.org/Conferences/Past-Conferences/ELCC-2015-L...