Why Should I Quit Smoking?

Besides feeling healthier and happier mentally, the positive physical effects of finally kicking the habit are endless. Read on for the stop smoking benefits.

Twenty Minutes After Quitting

Twenty minutes after you quit smoking your heart rate and blood pressure drops.

One Day After Quitting

Just one day without smoking oxygen levels in the blood returns to normal, and circulation improves. Carbon monoxide and nicotine are flushed from the body.

One Month After Quitting

Your lung function increases once you have stopped smoking for a period of one month. Your appearance improves – no more grey skin or premature wrinkles.

Three Months After Quitting

Coughing and wheezing begins to disappear after three months without a cigarette. Risk of lung infections and shortness of breath is dramatically reduced and your general fitness improves.

One Year After Quitting

A year without fags will cut the risk of you having a heart attack or developing heart disease by halve.

Five Years After Quitting

Your risk of having a heart attack or stroke or developing diabetes is the same as a non-smoker, just five years after you have stopped smoking.

Ten Years After Quitting

Ten years after you decided to quit smoking, your risk of lung cancer is halved. Your risk of premature death is only slightly higher than a non-smoker. You also have a dramatically reduced risk of developing mouth, throat, oesophagus, bladder, cervix, and pancreas cancer.

Fifteen Years After Quitting

Fifteen years after you stop smoking your risk of developing lung cancer or coronary heart disease is the same as that of a non-smoker’s.

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Smoking and Heart Disease

Smoking and Pregnancy

Smoking and Cancer

How Your Smoking Affects Your Children

Secondhand Smoke

The Benefits of Quitting

Smoking: The Statistics

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