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What Happens After You Quit Smoking by LekkiHost: 11:13am On Jun 21, 2017
Cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death in the United States. Despite this, some smokers find quitting daunting. They think it will take a very long time before seeing improvements in their health and well-being.

However, the timeline for seeing real benefits to quitting smoking is much faster than most people realize. Health benefits begin in as little as an hour after the last cigarette and continue to improve.

Fast facts on quitting smoking:

Here are some key points about smoking cessation.
- Quitting smoking means breaking the cycle of addiction and essentially rewiring the brain to stop craving nicotine.
- To be successful, smokers that want to quit need to have a plan in place to beat cravings and triggers.
- The benefits of quitting smoking begin in as little as 1 hour after the last cigarette.
- The sooner a smoker quits, the faster they will reduce their risk of cancer, heart and lung disease, and other conditions related to smoking.

Quitting smoking timeline: What happens?

The benefits are almost instant; as soon as a person stops smoking their body begins to recover in the following ways:
After 1 hour

In as little as 20 minutes after the last cigarette is smoked, the heart rate drops and returns to normal. Blood pressure begins to drop, and circulation may start to improve.

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Re: What Happens After You Quit Smoking by Lexusgs430: 11:57am On Jun 21, 2017
Depending on how long the smoker has been puffing for and the amount a day, determines the health implications in the future ........ COPD, SOB, CANCERS etc etc, are all still possibilities ....................
Re: What Happens After You Quit Smoking by johnsmitthen: 1:44pm On Jun 21, 2017
Yes everyone knows the disgusting effects of smoking and its quite impossible to quit smoking without family support. I have seen many people suffering from this problem, want to quit their habit but till now they are not successful.
Re: What Happens After You Quit Smoking by ony123: 5:09pm On Jun 21, 2017
quiting smoking without adequate family support is not easy. someone might even benefit by joining an online support group like www.healthsupportgroups.com
Re: What Happens After You Quit Smoking by gabbychill9922: 2:41pm On Jun 25, 2017
Wonderful post and amazing answers too.

However, these days, quitting is becoming a lot easier with the use of mobile applications to serve as a guide, companion, and cessation professional.

Check some of these amazing mobile applications with 5-star ratings and wonderful reviews: https://healthandremedyplus.com/quit-smoking-app-10-amazing-quit-smoking-mobile-applications-that-may-help-you-kick-the-habit/

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