Part of quitting is understanding "why & how"... So let's take a little time to learn that.

 

You are not alone... 

Almost 4 out of every 5 smokers would like to quit.  

And almost half of all adult smokers have already quit.

It doesn’t matter how old you are, or how long you’ve smoked, you become healthier and stronger each day you are tobacco-free.

Source: Cigarette Smoking Among Adults – United States, 1993. 43(43):785, November 4, 1994.

 

The major findings of the Surgeon General’s 2004 report are

• Smoking harms nearly every organ of your body, causing many diseases and reducing your health in general.

• Quitting smoking has immediate as well as long-term benefits, reducing risks for diseases caused by smoking and improving your health in general.

• Smoking cigarettes with lower tar and nicotine provides no clear benefit to health.

• The list of diseases caused by smoking has been expanded to include abdominal aortic aneurysm, acute myeloid leukemia, cataract, cervical cancer, kidney cancer, pancreatic cancer, pneumonia, periodontitis, and stomach cancer.

 

So, what happens to you when you quit?