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Quitting Smoking Health Effects of Smoking Heart disease Lung disease Cancer Vascular disease Cataracts Gum disease Dementia Early menopause Osteoporosis Wound healing Anxiety Miscarriage SIDS Hearing loss Rheumatoid arthritis Macular degeneration Tooth decay Depression Multiple sclerosis Smoking in the U.S. 25% of adults men = women rate hasn’t dropped in 1990’s 1.3 million quit each year 3,000 teens start each day adolescent smoking increasing more ex-smokers than current smokers Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol cocaine crack heroin homicide suicide car accidents fires AIDS What’s in a cigarette? 4,000 chemicals tar carbon monoxide nicotine Live longer and healthier 20 minutes after quitting: Your heart rate drops 12 hours after quitting: Carbon monoxide levels in your blood drop to normal Live longer and healthier 2 weeks to 3 months after quitting: Your heart attack risk begins to drop Your lung function begins to improve 1 to 9 months after quitting: Your coughing and shortness of breath decrease Live longer and healthier 1 year after quitting: Your added risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s 5 -15 years after quitting: Your stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker Live longer and healthier 10 years after quitting: Your lung cancer death rate is about half that of a smoker’s? Your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decreases Live longer and healthier 15 years after quitting: Your risk of coronary heart disease is back to that of a nonsmoker’s Step 1: Get Ready Set a quit date Get rid of all cigarettes and ashtrays at home, work, and in your car Keep a diary of when and why you smoke Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW for free materials Tell friends and family you’re going to stop Step 2: Get Support Your chances of success increase if you have a support network Ask friends, family, and coworkers for their support in helping you quit Ask others not to smoke around you or leave