Ive been a smoker for a long time. What is the use of stopping now?
• The negative effects of smoking can be reversed. As your body begins to repair itself, you will experience health benefits almost immediately: • In 20 minutes, your heart rate becomes stabilized. • In 8 hours, the oxygen level in your blood increases and you breathe easier. • Within 24 hours, blood pressure, pulse rate, and the level of carbon dioxide in your blood usually return to normal. • In the first week, your sense of smell and sense of taste improve, and you begin to lower your risk of heart attack. • In the first 3 months, you experience improvement in your circulation and your immune system. • In the first 9 months, you experience a decrease in sinus congestion, reduce wheezing and phlegm production, breathing becomes stronger, and your liver function improves. • In the first year, you cut your risk of dying from a heart attack IN HALF. • Within 5 years, you reduce your risk of suffering a stroke to that of a non-smoker. • Within 10 years, you cut your risk of getting lung
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