Quitting smoking

Quitting smoking

For most smokers, quitting the habit is the best solution for improving the quality and duration of life. People who quit smoking reduce their risk of developing heart disease, cancer, respiratory problems or infections.

Benefits of quitting smoking are the same for all smokers, male or female, young or adults. Even people with smoking-related problems (heart disease, etc.) get benefits from this decision. For example, people who quit smoking after a heart attack reduced by 50% risk of having another episode, unlike smokers. Also, they reduce by 50% the risk of premature death.
Quitting smoking
Women who stop smoking before pregnancy reduce their risk of having a low birth weight baby. Quitting smoking can reduce the risk of stillbirth and birth to improve the health of women.

But the adverse effects of smoking are not limited to smokers. Conversely, exposure to secondhand smoke - involuntary inhalation of cigarette smoke - causes thousands of deaths from lung cancer and heart disease in nonsmokers without other health problems.
Quitting smoking
In conclusion:

 - Quitting smoking shows major and immediate benefit to the health of the men and women of all ages. Even people with smoking-related problems (heart disease, etc.) benefit from this decision.
 - Life expectancy of people quit smoking is higher than those who continue to smoke.
 - Quitting smoking decreases the risk of lung cancer and other cancers, heart attack, stroke and chronic lung disease.
 - Women who quit smoking before or in early pregnancy reduces the risk of having a baby with low birth weight.
 - Health benefits of smoking cessation are more important than the psychological effects caused by this decision.
Quitting smoking
Success rate

Between 5% and 16% of smokers are able to quit smoking for at least 6 months without medication to reduce withdrawal symptoms. Success rate increases to 25% - 33% in people who enlists the help of pharmaceuticals. It seems that the combination of different products is more effective.