Smoking is one of the major health concerns all over the world. It is one of the leading causes of preventable death. More and more people are becoming aware of this fact as well as the painful and frequently fatal health effects of smoking and tobacco.
US smoking cessation statistics
The below statistics are proof that more and more people are becoming aware of what they are doing to their bodies, to themselves and their lives by smoking. There is an ever increasing number of people who are trying to kick the butt.
- 40% of all adult smokers (13 million people)
- 25% of everyday smokers aged 65 years old and older
- 38% of everyday smokers aged 45—64 years old
- 40% of everyday smokers aged 25—44 years old
- 53% of everyday smokers aged 18—24 years old
- 50% of high school smokers
Source: Original Source
Health benefits of smoking cessation
There are many immediate and long term benefits of quitting smoking. It gives better health, saves money and time and increases productivity. Quitting helps the body recuperate and rid itself of toxins that have accumulated in the body due to smoking. As the body recovers, it also slowly reduces the effects of smoking and tobacco on the body.
- It decreases the risk for stroke, coronary heart diseases and vascular diseases within as little as a year or two of quitting.
- It reduces risk of various types of cancers like those of the lungs, mouth and many others. The reduction in risk is directly proportional to the amount of time of staying quit.
- It reduces risk of emphysema and other respiratory disorders including coughing and breathlessness. The lungs function better in quitters than in smokers.
- The risk of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is significantly reduced on quitting smoking.
- Women risk infertility due to smoking. This is risk is cut down if they quit in their reproductive period. Pregnant women cut the risk of having low birth weight babies by quitting smoking.
Effective ways of quitting smoking
Below stated are just some of the tried and tested methods of smoking cessation. They have been found to be very effective in successfully treating smoking addiction and helping addicts quit and stay quit.
- Counseling
- Support groups
- Medical intervention
- Behavior therapy
- Nicotine replacement therapy
- Support from family and friends
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I smoked for several years. I recognize it damages my overall health and so I wish to give up smoking but it’s literally impossible. None of the stop smoking techniques helped me. Then I came across the e cigarettes. It has fortunately saved my life. No more breathing poisons feels fantastic!