So You Wanna Quit?
You've come to the right place whether this is your first time trying or your twentieth! Here you will find information about quitting, stuff to download, websites, and resources to help you on your journey to becoming nicotine free!
What Happens to Your Body When You Quit?
20 minutes after quitting: Your heart rate and blood pressure drops.
(Effect of Smoking on Arterial Stiffness and Pulse Pressure Amplification, Mahmud, A, Feely, J. 2003. Hypertension:41:183.)
12 hours after quitting: The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1988, p. 202)
2 weeks to 3 months after quitting: Your circulation improves and your lung function increases.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, pp.193, 194,196, 285, 323)
1 to 9 months after quitting: Coughing and shortness of breath decrease; cilia (tiny hair-like structures that move mucus out of the lungs) regain normal function in the lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce the risk of infection.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, pp. 285-287, 304)
1 year after quitting: The excess risk of coronary heart disease 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 to 15 years after quitting.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, p. vi)
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, cervix, and pancreas decrease.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, pp. vi, 131, 148, 152, 155, 164,166)
15 years after quitting: The risk of coronary heart disease is that of a non-smoker's.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, p. vi)
Downloadable Materials
Cost of Smoking (How much are you spending?) - English Vietnamese
Live Longer: Stop Smoking Now - English Arabic Russian Somali Vietnamese
Want to Quit? You Can - English Spanish Vietnamese
Websites
American Cancer Society: Guide to Quitting Smoking
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_13X_Guide_for_Quitting_Smoking.asp
Tobacco Free Nebraska
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/tfn/ces/
Free Quit Classes at St. Elizabeth's
Plan now to attend this FREE program. Conducted by a health educator and an ex-smoker, you will learn the techniques to finally quit smoking.
For information on upcoming classes call Saint Elizabeth Telephone Line to Care at 402-219-7000 or register online at www.SaintElizabethOnline.com
Download schedule here. |
