Smoking Information
Getting to know the hazards and effects of smoking is an important aid in giving up.
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Smoking is a killer addiction with serious consequences for general health. Almost every smoker knows this; however this doesn't deter them from smoking. The addictive properties of nicotine exert a hold that is hard to break. Most of us fail to appreciate this fact until it is too late.
Considering all the below effects of smoking, can help you in your decision to give up smoking.
Smoking is the leading preventable cause of premature death in the UK. Some of the most dangerous illnesses caused by smoking include:
- Almost every type of cancer
- Respiratory illnesses
- Heart Disease
- Erectile Dysfunction and Impotence
Smoking is the biggest cause of death ever, responsible for 30% of all cancer related deaths
Smoking and tobacco usage kills more than 114,000 people just in the UK each year. This means more than 300 people die everyday due to smoking
Smoking also accounts for more than 80% of all deaths due to lung cancer, bronchitis, emphysema and 17% of all deaths due to heart disease.
The Effects of Smoking and Nicotine Addiction
Within 20 minutes of giving up smoking the effects are:
- Your blood pressure and heart rate will return to normal
- The nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in your blood will fall to half with oxygen levels returning to normal within eight hours
- All traces of carbon monoxide will be removed from your body within 24 hours
- Nicotine will be washed out of your body within 48 hours and your ability to taste and smell things will be vastly improved
- Circulation of blood will return to normal from 2 to 12 weeks
- In just under a year, your risk of heart attack will become half that of a smoker
- In 10 years your risk of lung cancer will be less than half that of a smoker
- In 15 years your risk factors for heart attack will become the same as that of a non-smoker
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