The Great American Smokeout

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The Great American Smokeout
Do You Have What It Takes?
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If at first you dont succeedtry another way!

• Acupuncture
• Cold Turkey
• Gum (with or without nicotine)
• The Patch
• Exercise
• Help from Family and Friends
• Lollipops, fireballs, root beer barrels, etc.
• Decide on something you want and buy it for
  yourself with the money you save!
• Invent your own way

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Some Facts to consider

• Smoking-related diseases claim approximately
  430,700 American Lives each year.
• Smoking costs the US approx. 97.2 billion each
  year.
• Smoking is directly responsible for 87 of lung
  cancer cases and most emphysema and chronic
  bronchitis.
• Stats provided by the American Lung
  Association

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A Healthy Lung
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A Lung With Lung Cancer
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A Lung with Emphysema
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How far does a dollar go?

• At 3.25 per pack, if you smoke 2 packs a week
  for your four years of college you will have
  spent 1,352 on cigarettes.

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What else could that money buy?

• DVD player

and
All 4 years of your cell phone calling plan
and
50 dominoes pizzas
and
20 Compact Discs!
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Breaking down the benefits by the hour

• After 20 minutes Blood pressure and pulse are
  normalized, blood circulation increases.
• After 8 hours The level of carbon monoxide in
• the blood falls. Improved fitness.
• After 48 hours Carbon monoxide due to tobacco
  smoke has disappeared completely.

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and by the day

• After 2-3 days Less or no phlegm in the throat,
  fewer breathing difficulties.
• After 5-7 days Your senses of taste and smell
  will improve, your breath is fresher, your teeth
  cleaner and your energy level higher.
• After 2-3 weeks The withdrawal symptoms will
  stop, and you can now go several hours without
  thinking about smoking. Your risk of thrombosis
  is reduced.
• After 4 weeks Coughing, blocked sinuses and
  breathing difficulties should disappear. Less
  fatigue. More energy. The lungs are better able
  to resist infection.

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.and it just keeps on going,

• After 2-3 months The function of the lungs
  improves by 5 per cent.
• After 1 year The risk of developing
  cardiovascular diseases is halved.
• After 2-3 years The risk of developing severe
  pneumonia or influenza is the same as for a
  non-smoker.
• After 5 years The risk of lung, throat,
  esophageal or bladder cancer is halved.

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And going!!!

• After 5-10 years The risk of developing
  cardiovascular diseases or thrombosis is
  basically the same as for a non-smoker.
• After 10 years The risk of lung cancer is
  halved. The risk of developing osteoporosis
  decreases.
• After 15-20 years The risk of lung, throat,
  esophageal or bladder cancer is basically the
  same as for a non-smoker. Heavy smokers, however,
  face double the risk of lung cancer for the rest
  of their lives.

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If you still arent convinced, consider this

• Every Cigarette shortens your life by 14 minutes
• 1 in 5 smokers dies of lung cancer.
• You increase your risk of getting Lung cancer,
  emphysema, mouth cancer, asthma, infertility and
  heart problems (and more).
• Smokers wounds heal slower.
• Smoking increases your risk of glaucoma and
  blindness.