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Some encouragement for the stoppers.

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The quitting timeline

After 20 minutes your blood pressure and pulse return to normal.

After 24 hours your lungs start to clear.

After two days your body is nicotine-free and your sense of taste and smell improve.

After three days you can breathe more easily, and your energy increases.

After two to 12 weeks, your circulation improves.

After three to nine months coughs, wheezing and breathing improves.

After one year your heart attack risk is half that of a smoker.

After 10 years your lung cancer risk is half that of a smoker.

nhs.uk/livewell/smoking/Pag...

And some scary ones:

dailymail.co.uk/health/arti...

webmd.boots.com/smoking-ces...

nhs.uk/chq/Pages/2344.aspx?...

surgeongeneral.gov/library/...

YOU CAN DO IT!

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This should prove interesting reading for those giving up smoking. Keep going on with the good work - all the best from Anniex

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appyalison

That is really helpful for recent quitters To I. :-) :-) Alison

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KingoftheCocktails

Good reading for all of us Toci

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longlungs

Hello Toci thanks for this so tomorow sounds good best hop off to bed ready for a good productive day i think.i could really .......no!.records are being broken in my hse everyday is another 1st. i shall refer to your list for each milestone cheers Janexx

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kronos

Smoking is a killer we know that.But what about the filtyy air us urban dwellers have to breathe each day.Not so much banging on about that.

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Toci in reply tokronos

We do have much to contend with. One step at a time though. :)

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kronos

Hi Toci.Thanks for the response.It just makes me angry to be told that the air quality in our cities and towns is good when we know it isnt.

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