Changes Your Body Goes Through When You Quit Smoking
Within 20 minutes of the last cigarette:
· Blood pressure drops to normal
· Pulse rate drops to normal
· Body temperature of hands and feet increases to normal
8 Hours:
· Carbon Monoxide level in blood drops to normal
· Oxygen level in blood increases to normal
2 Weeks to 3 Months:
· Circulation improves. Walking becomes easier
· Lung function increases up to 30%
1 to 9 Months:
· Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath is decreased
· Cilia re-grows in lungs, increasing ability to handle mucous, clean the lungs, reduce infection
· Body’s overall energy level increases
5 Years:
· Lung cancer death rate for average smoker (one pack a day) decreases from 137 per 100,000 people to 72 per 100,000
10 Years
· Lung cancer death rate for average smoker drops to 12 deaths per 100,000. Almost the rate of non-smokers
· Pre-cancerous cells are replaced with healthy cells
· Other cancers - such as those of the mouth, larynx, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decreases. (There are 30 chemicals in tobacco smoke that cause cancer.)
Is There a Safe Way to Smoke?
All cigarettes can cause damage to the human body and even a small amount is dangerous. Cigarettes are perhaps the only legal product whose advertised and intended use is harmful to the body and is PROVEN to cause cancer. Smoking fewer cigarettes is not the solution. Nether is switching from a high tar and nicotine cigarette to one with a low tar and nicotine content. When people switch to a lower tar and nicotine brand, they often smoke more to get the same nicotine dose as before.
Is Cigarette Smoking Addictive?
The nicotine in cigarette smoke is what causes an addiction to smoking. Nicotine is a drug that is addicting, just like heroin and cocaine. When taken in small amounts, it produces pleasurable
feelings that make the smoker want to smoke more. Smokers usually become dependant on nicotine and suffer both physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms when they stop smoking. These symptoms include nervousness, headaches, irritability and sleeplessness. Nicotine affects the chemistry in the brain and the central nervous system. It can also affect the mood and temperament of the smoker.
Who Can Become Addicted?
Anyone who starts is at the risk of becoming addicted to nicotine. Studies show that among addictive behavior, cigarette smoking is most likely to become an established habit during adolescence.
What Does Nicotine Do?
Nicotine is a poison and taken in large doses could kill a person by paralyzing breathing muscles. Smokers usually take it in small amounts that the body can quickly break down and get rid of, which is why the nicotine does not kill instantly. The first does of nicotine causes a person to feel awake and alert, while later doses result in a calm relaxed feeling. Nicotine can make new smokers, and regular smokers who get too much of it feel dizzy or nauseous. It also lowers skin temperature and reduces blood flow in the legs and feet. Evidence shows that nicotine plays an important role in increasing smokers’ risk of heart disease and stroke.
Does Smoking Cause Cancer?
Tobacco smoke contains at least 43 carcinogenic substances. Tobacco use accounts for 30% of all cancer deaths in the United States. Smoking is responsible for 90% of lung cancers among men and 70% among women. Cancer of the mouth, larynx, esophagus, kidney, bladder, pancreas, and uterine cervix also have in common cigarette smoking as a major cause.
How Does it Affect the Lungs?
All cigarette smokers have a lower level of...
So I was at school the other day, and a couple of friends were conversing about smoking addiction and how to quit smoking. We were debating what the best day to quit smoking is in general. After much thought we came to a mutual conclusion.
When you're addicted to smoking and you want to quit smoking you look for miraculous ways to take away your addiction. People will tell you that you should quit smoking as soon as possible, and hey, if they are your friends then obviously they will tell you that, they are only looking out for you.
But what your friends don't realize is that when you're addicted to smoking you can't just flat out quit that same day. Your body has adapted to the cigarettes you've been feeding it and really likes it. In order to quit you have to pick a time when you will and stay smoke free for a give amount of time.
The secret to quitting smoking is that when you decide, "hey I don't like smoking but the cravings....the cravings.." you have taken that first step. When you are at this point, consider trying this technique to quit your smoking habits. Smoke until you no longer have cravings for that day. Then the next day is the best day to quit smoking, that's when you strike, take the opportunity and refrain from smoking another cigarette for as long as possible.
The idea is that the longer you stay without smoking a cigarette, the better you will succeed at quitting smoking. In general, once you have been smoke-free for 2-3 months you have done it, you've quit smoking. Just be persistent, smoke up for one day, then the next day decide to follow through and take action; no more smoking!
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New York Every day NewsToddler, 2, kicks 40-a-day cigarette habit after month-hanker spell in rehabDaily Mail'If it can be done well, I am optimistic that Ardi will rest smoking.' His mother hopes that now he has quit - hopefully for good - his fettle will improve, Smoking baby reportedly has quit40-Cigarette-a-Day Toddler Kicks Smoking HabitSmoking toddler gives up habitall 77 dirt articles »
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Saw this seal on my co-hand's cigarettes, had to photograph this. Someone needs to figure out a way to insert other messages into these...cigarette jamming! <3
"Smoking is addictive. You can never quit. Smoke more. Thanks you for giving us money."
From a pot of ordure (I suppose for the purpose of an ash tray) near RÃ¥dmansgatan in Stockholm. Measure that even in a highly educated country like Sweden, there is madness.
It will be a long time before global warming will kill more people than tobacco. Hilarious...
I've been briefed that the Lord Mayor, Mr Michael Harbison has seen my email and has passed it onto the Adelaide Directorate.
I was able to capture this photograph the following morning after sending my email.
But someone must be enlightened of what I've said...
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The GuardianGreece: refusing to quitThe GuardianA gravelly voiced chambermaid seated on an adjacent stool – several cigarette packs stacked before her – was able to allay any fear that either I or my friend, Greece Tries to Ban Smoking AgainGreek Smokers Quality Heat in Government Crackdownall 362 news articles »
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New York Every day NewsToddler, 2, kicks 40-a-day cigarette habit after month-hanker spell in rehabDaily Mail'If it can be done well, I am optimistic that Ardi will rest smoking.' His mother hopes that now he has quit - hopefully for good - his fettle will improve, Smoking baby reportedly has quit40-Cigarette-a-Day Toddler Kicks Smoking HabitSmoking toddler gives up habitall 77 dirt articles »
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MSN Currency UKQuit smoking habit, by positive thinking and with doctors helpMarket Embrace Release (press release)Market Press Distribute – September 2, 2010 7:22 am – As everyone know the happening that cigarette smoking is injurious to health and can spoil your digestive Be Prepared When You Quit SmokingSmokers fa housing crisis across the UKall 16 news articles »
