Each year, The American Cancer Society holds the Great American Smokeout. It centers around one big goal: getting people to stop smoking.
Priority Health has some advice if you or someone you love is trying to stop the habit.
First steps:
- Tell friends and family about your plan
- Remove tobacco products and reminders
- Talk to your doctor
Benefits of quitting smoking and vaping include:
- Within 20 minutes, your heart rate and blood pressure begin to drop
- After a few days, your sense of taste and smell improves
- Over weeks and months, lung function gets better and coughing decreases
- Long-term, quitting lowers your risk for heart disease, cancer, and many other serious health problems.
You can find more resources here.
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