Benefits of Smoking
Cessation:
The benefits of quitting tobacco are
truly remarkable:
- Days after
stopping smoking :
Senses
of smell and taste improve
- Decreased
tobacco odor of hair, clothing, auto and home
-
- Months
later….
- Fewer
premature facial wrinkles
- Improved
exercise capacity
- Less
upper respiratory illnesses
- Cleaner
teeth
-
- After one
year…
- Reduced
risk of heart disease and myocardial infarction (heart attack)-up to
50%
- Reduced
risk of mouth and throat cancer by50% after 5 or more years
- Slowed
rate of decline of lung function in COPD and Emphysema
-
- 5 to 10
years later…
- The
risk of lung cancer is reduced by 30% to 50%
- The
risk of stroke and cerebrovascular disease is equal to someone who
never smoked
The total
mortality among former smokers will be reduced to almost the level of
NONSMOKERS 15 years after quitting.
Benefits
of Smoking Cessation
Steps
Towards Quitting
Nicotine
Addiction 
Nicotine
Withdrawal 
Nicotine
Replacement Therapies