National Non-Smoking Week is January 20-January 26, 2019.
Tobacco use can lead to tobacco/nicotine dependence and serious health problems. Quitting smoking greatly reduces the risk of developing smoking-related diseases.
Tobacco/nicotine dependence is a condition that often requires repeated treatments, but there are helpful treatments and resources for quitting.
Smokers can and do quit smoking. In fact, today there are more former smokers than current smokers.
Nicotine Dependence
Health Benefits of Quitting
Tobacco smoke contains a deadly mix of more than 7,000 chemicals; hundreds are harmful and about 70 can cause cancer. Smoking increases the risk for serious health problems, many diseases and death.
People who stop smoking greatly reduce their risk for disease and early death. Although the health benefits are greater for people who stop at earlier ages, there are benefits at any age. You are never too old to quit.
Stopping smoking is associated with the following health benefits.
Counseling and medication are both effective for treating tobacco dependence and using them together is more effective than using either one alone.
For assistance in scheduling an appointment to help you stop smoking, call Liz Pardi at 225-270-5821.