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Studies in medical journals have reported that between about 25% and 33% of smokers who use medicines can stay smoke-free for over 6 months.
There is also early evidence that combining some medicines may work better than using them alone.
Quit Smoking TODAY!
Within 20 Minutes of Quitting
Within 20 minutes after you smoke that last cigarette, your body begins a series of changes that continue for years.
-20 Minutes After Quitting
Your heart rate drops.
-12 hours After Quitting
Carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.
-2 Weeks to 3 Months After Quitting
Your heart attack risk begins to drop.
Your lung function begins to improve.
-1 to 9 Months After Quitting
Your coughing and shortness of breath decrease.
-1 Year After Quitting
Your added risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s.
-5 Years After Quitting
Your stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker’s 5-15 years after quitting.
-10 Years After Quitting
Your lung cancer death rate is about half that of a smoker’s.
Your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases.
-15 Years After Quitting
Your risk of coronary heart disease is back to that of a nonsmoker’s.
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Breaking the Habit of Smoking
Working to quit smoking is one of the hardest things that many people ever do in their life. The reasons that it is so difficult typically vary.
The one reason that is most often cited is the habit of smoking itself is extremely hard to break. The task then becomes trying to break the habit, and instead give yourself a much healthier habit to hang onto.
After all, it took you a while to get into the habit of smoking so reason stands that it will take a while to break the habit.
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