ANTI SMOKING
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The Health Benefits
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You don't have to wait for years for the health benefits to start;
even just a few hours after stopping smoking, the benefits can be
felt. Roll your cursor over the stages below to find out what happens
at each.

20 minutes: Blood pressure and pulse return to normal.
8 hours: Nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in the blood are halved,
oxygen levels in the blood return to normal.
24 hours: Carbon monoxide is eliminated from the body and lungs start
to clear out the accumlated tar.
48 hours: There is no nicotine left in the body,taste and smell are
greatly improved.
72 hours: Breathing becomes easier,bronchial tubes begin to relax,
energy levels increase.
2-12 weeks: Circulation improves,making walking and running a lot easier.
3-9 months: Coughs,wheezing and breathing problems improve as lung function
is increased by up to 10%.
5 years: Risk of heart attack is halved.
10 years: Risk of lung cancer is halved.
10 years: Risk of heart attack is at the same level as non-smokers.
Medium to long-term: Risk of developing lung cancer,other cancers,
heart attack,stroke and chronic lung disease is reduced-the sooner
you stop,the sooner your risk starts going down.
Medium to long term: Stopping smoking at any age increases your life
expectancy,provided that you stop before the onset of serious disease.
Even if you have developed disease,you can benefit from stopping 
as your body will be under less strain and be able to fight it
more easily.
Medium to long-term: A smoker who has suffered from a heart attack
can halve the risk of a second heart attack by stopping smoking.
Medium to long-term: Ten years after stopping smoking an ex-smoker's
risk of lung cancer is reduced by 30-50% compared with that of a 
continuing smoker.
Medium to long-term: Smokers who stop before the age of 35 have a life
expectancy not significantly different from that of a non-smoker.
Medium to long-term: Smokers who stop between 65 and 74 years of age
have a better life expectancy beyond 75 than those who continue to smoke.
For life:
* Reduce stress
* Any physical activity is easier
* Don't tire as quickly
* Improve sense of taste and smell
* Improve skin