“It doesn't matter if you try and try and try again, and fail.
It does matter if you try and fail, and fail to try again.” -- Charles Kettering


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CLIENT BENEFITS:

It is believed that most people who successfully stop smoking or chewing tobacco try and fail 4 to 7 times before they are successful. Immediate results can help keep us motivated.

Although most benefits from quitting smoking happen internally, there are some immediate and visible results you can look forward to.

Quitting helps stop the damaging effects of tobacco on your appearance including:

Kicking the tobacco habit also offers benefits that you'll notice immediately and some that will develop gradually in the first few weeks. These rewards can improve your day-to-day life substantially:

• Food tastes better
• Sense of smell returns to normal
• Ordinary activities no longer leave you out of breath (i.e. climbing stairs, light housework)



IN ADDITION:

Within 20 minutes after quitting: Your blood pressure drops to a level close to that before the last cigarette. The temperature of your hands and feet increases to normal. (US Surgeon General's Report,1988, pp. 39, 202)

After 8 Hours after quitting: The carbon monoxide level in the blood drops to normal. (US Surgeon General's Report,1988, p. 202)

After 24 hours after quitting: Your chance of heart attack decreases. (US Surgeon General's Report,1988, p. 202)

Within 2 Weeks to 3 Months after quitting: Your circulation improves and your lung function is increased up to 30%. (US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, pp.193,194,196,285,323)

1 to 9 Months after quitting: Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decreases; Cilia (tiny hair like structures that move mucus out of the lungs) regain normal function in the lungs, increaseing the ablilty to handle mucus, clean the lungs and reduce infection. (US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, pp. 304, 307, 319, 322)

1 Year after quitting: The risk of coronary heart disease decreases and 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 nonsmoker 5-15 years after quitting. (US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, p.79)

10 Years after quitting: The lung cancer death rate is about half that of a continuing smoker's. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decrease. (US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, p.110, 147, 152, 155, 159,172)

15 Years after quitting: The risk of coronary heart disease is that of a nonsmoker's. (US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, p.79)

The prospect of better health is a major reason for quitting, but there are others as well. Smoking is expensive. The economic costs of smoking are estimated to be about $3,391 per smoker per year. Do you really want to continue burning up your money with nothing to show for it except possible health problems.