Cigarettes contain over 4000 chemicals
that you inhale
Each cigarette smoked reduces you
life by 11 minutes
Each carton of cigarettes smoked
represents a day and a half of lost life
Smoking a pack of cigarettes a day
for a year shortens your life span by 2 months
Smoking is responsible for at least
10 times as many deaths as all other drugs combined
Smoking is responsible for at least
4 times as many deaths as alcohol
Tobacco related diseases are the
leading cause of deaths in patients previously treated for substance abuse
Smoking alters people's mood
There is a close association between people who smoke and people who are depressed
Smoking alters the regulation of neurotransmitters
Smoking may actually cause depression
Smoking are more likely to experience anxiety and panic attacks
Smoking is a way of self-medicating
Lung Cancer kills more women/year
than Breast Cancer
Recent research connects childhood
cavities to exposure to second hand smoke
Women have a harder time quitting
than men
1200 people die every day from smoking
related causes. By comparison, 342 people die every day from alcohol
abuse and 40 people die every day from other substance abuse like heroin,
and cocaine.
People in recovery who smoke are
more likely to relapse
Exposure to second hand smoke for
as little as 30 minutes causes changes in the lungs and blood vessels
90% of all lung cancer has been
linked to smoking
Smoking during pregnancy increases
the risk of premature delivery, lower birth weight and may account for
developmental delays observed in fetuses and infants of smoking mothers>
Childhood cavities have been linked
to exposure to second hand smoke
20 Minutes after quitting: Your Blood pressure drops to a level close to what it was before the last cigarette and the temperature of your hands and feet increases to normal.
8 Hours after quitting: The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.
24 hours after quitting: Your chance of heart attack decreases.
2 weeks to 3 months after quitting: Your circulation improves and your lung function increases up to 30%.
1 to 9 months after quitting: Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath decrease; cilia regain normal function of moving mucus out of the lungs, cleaning the lungs and reducing the risk of infection.
1 year after quitting: The excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker's. -->
5 years after quitting: Your stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker 5-15 years after quitting.
10 years after quitting: The lung cancer death rate is about half that of a continuing smoker's. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decrease.
15 years after quitting: The risk of coronary heart disease is that of a non-smoker's.
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