Posted by Ann Health benefits are major and immediate, at ALL ages: Cardiovascular Benefits After 2 years of abstinence from tobacco, the risk of heart disease is decreased to about the level of never smokers. Stroke Benefits to the Resipiratory System There is no known effective method of screening for early lung cancer in former smokers or current smokers. Smoker's Cough Respiratory Function Quality of life and other benefits of quitting Alleviates harm to others from side stream smoke exposure. Fire prevention Increased work productivity Improved self-esteem Cost savings: The expenditure for smoking 1 pack per day, approximates the price of a Porsche over a 30 year period!!!
on 7/17/2001, 11:22 am
HEALTH BENEFITS OF SMOKING CESSATION
Heart Attacks
The risk of heart attack decreases by 50% within 24 hours of quitting smoking, due to reversal of nicotine's effects on inducing platelet aggregation and vasospasm (in other words, nicotine makes the blood clot and a blood clot in the hearth's coronary arteries causes a heart attack).
The risk of having a stroke or brain aneurysm (bleeding in the brain) go down by 30-50% in quitters.
Lung Cancer
The risk of lung cancer is decreased by 80-90% after 15 + years of abstinence.
Within three months of quitting, the smokers' cough disappears in most people.
Lung capacity declines with age more rapidly in smokers than in non-smokers. Quitting smoking does little to restore lost lung function, however, after quitting the decline in lung function tend to parallel that of non-smokers. In other words, quitting helps the lungs age slower.
Smell and taste improve within days.
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