10-22-2010, 05:38 AM
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I smoked 15 to a max of 25 a day (Marlboro reds). My eldest child asked me to stop because he wanted me to live as long as I could. For them that have children, you'll know how touching a thing like that can be.
I went online and did a few searches on how to stop the habbit and came aross this article on Cancer.org
Quote:
When smokers quit -- What are the benefits over time?
20 minutes after quitting: Your heart rate and blood pressure drop.
(Mahmud A, Feely J. Effect of Smoking on Arterial Stiffness and Pulse Pressure Amplification. Hypertension. 2003;41:183.)
12 hours after quitting: The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1988, p. 202)
2 weeks to 3 months after quitting: Your circulation improves and your lung function increases.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, pp. 193, 194, 196, 285, 323)
1 to 9 months after quitting: Coughing and shortness of breath decrease; cilia (tiny hair-like structures that move mucus out of the lungs) regain normal function in the lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce the risk of infection.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, pp. 285-287, 304)
1 year after quitting: The excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker's.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, p. vi)
5 years after quitting: Your stroke risk is reduced to that of a non-smoker 5 to 15 years after quitting.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, p. vi)
10 years after quitting: The lung cancer death rate is about half that of a person who continues smoking. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, cervix, and pancreas decreases, too.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, pp. vi, 131, 148, 152, 155, 164, 166)
15 years after quitting: The risk of coronary heart disease is the same as a non-smoker's.
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After 3 years since I quit, all the facts in this quote are 100% accurate (even if they are 20 years old).
It's very hard and your only chance is if you're moraly aware of what can happen to you if you don't quit. If you have children then you have a good reason to quit.
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