Quitting smoking in 2007 rise and risks outlined
LaDonna Click notes rising New Year quit attempts as cigarette costs climb to 4.50 per pack. The piece explains nicotine addiction, withdrawal, and the health risks from smoking, urging personalized quit plans and available help. It cites American Cancer Society definitions and Surgeon General findings, detailing withdrawal symptoms and motivation to quit.
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Smoking and health costs steer quitters in their sixties and seventies
The article outlines health risks from smoking including COPD, heart disease, stroke, vascular and eye diseases, plus the benefits of quitting at any age. It notes reduced death risk after quitting, improved quality of life, and cost savings, then discusses secondhand smoke effects on children and the social pressures around smoking. It concludes by urging quitting as a parental example and hints at a part two.
Benefits Over Time After Quitting Smoking
After quitting, heart rate and blood pressure fall within 20 minutes. Carbon monoxide normalizes in 12 hours. Circulation and lung function improve 2 weeks to 3 months. Coughing decreases 1 to 9 months and lung cleaning improves. One year after quitting reduces coronary heart disease risk by half. Five years cut stroke risk. ten years halves lung cancer death risk and lowers several other cancer risks. fifteen years brings coronary heart disease risk to nonsmoker level.
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