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Smoking Cessation
Benefits Of Quitting Smoking:
- Within 20 minutes: Blood pressure, pulse rate, and body temperature return to normal.
- Within 24 Hours: Circulation, oxygen level in blood, and lung capacity increases.
- Within 3 days: Sense of smell and taste begin to improve.
- Breathing is easier and lung capacity continues to increase.
- Within a few months: Your circulation continues to increase.
- Lung capacity improves by 30%. Walking is easier.
- Within one year: Considerable decrease in coughing, sinus problems, and shortness in breath. Overall you’ll feel more energized!
- Immediate Benefits: Hair, clothing, and breath won’t smell. More money to spend on other things besides cigarettes, and skin tone and complexion will improve!
Tips To Help You Quit:
- Every time you get the urge to smoke, stop. Give yourself a moment to decide if you really want to smoke.
- Ask for help from friends and family. Getting positive support from the people you care about may be the mental boost you need to quit.
- If you choose to drink, don’t do it for the first 3 weeks after quitting smoking. Even a small amount of alcohol affects your judgment and reaction time. As a result, you’ll be more likely to smoke without thinking about it.
- Drink lots of water. Flush the nicotine out of your system. Drink at least eight cups each day.
- Get lots of sleep. Changing behavior is hard work and is easier if you’re rested.
- Focus on the present. Make your choices one urge at a time. Soon you’ll find that its been several hours since you’ve thought about smoking
- Stay motivated. The key to stopping is commitment
