“QUIT SMOKING – before – IT KILLS YOU!”

Feb 19th “QUIT SMOKING – before – IT KILLS YOU!”

Smoking worsens other health problems

The study found that older men and women who smoke were three times more likely to die from illnesses caused or complicated by smoking than all other causes combined.

Quitting smoking improves your health dramatically

The study also confirmed, “smoking cessation at any age dramatically reduced death rates… As reported previously, nearly all the excess risk can be avoided if a person quits smoking before 40 years of age. Quitting smoking is much more effective than reducing the number of cigarettes smoked.” A second study published in the same issue of the medical journal showed the benefits of quitting smoking were “dramatic for all age groups.”