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Be Smoke Free
It's Not Too Late
Despite what you might think, it's never too late to kick the habit.
Consider these facts:
- Within 20 minutes of quitting smoking, blood pressure and heart rate return to normal … and your heart appreciates the break.
- One to nine months after smoking, shortness of breath decreases…and those stairs are easier to climb.
- One year after quitting tobacco, excess risk of heart disease is reduced by half… and doctor visits may come less often.
- After five years, the risk of developing cancers of the mouth, throat and esophagus decrease significantly…and your favorite foods taste even better.
- Within 10 years of quitting tobacco, a former smoker's risk of developing lung cancer is 30-50 percent below that of a person that continues to smoke… and you spend more time with loved ones.
For more information, view the Great American Smokeout® Fact Sheet. (Link to
Georgia Department of Public Health. Quitting Tobacco: Great American Smokeout® Fact Sheet #2)
