Health Benefits Health Benefits of of Smoking Smoking CessationCessation

Dr. P.Naina MohamedPharmacologist

IntroductionIntroduction• The smokers who stop smoking reduce their risk

of dying prematurely. • Quitting smoking has health benefits at any age.• Individuals who quit smoking before the age of 40

live about 10 years longer, on average. • Those who quit between 35 to 44, 45 to 54 and

55 to 64 can regain 9, 6 and 4 years of life, respectively.

• 10 to 15 years after quitting, a female ex-smoker’s risk of stroke is almost equal to that of a woman who never smoked.

Health benefits of stopping Health benefits of stopping

smokingsmoking• Quitting smoking will improve the health of smokers in

following ways…o Better sexo Improved fertilityo Younger looking skino Whiter teetho Better breathingo Longer lifeo Less stresso Improved smell and tasteo More energyo Healthier loved ones

Better SexBetter SexQuitting smoking

Improves the body’s bloodflow

Improves sensitivity

Better erections in men &Easy arousal and improved orgasms in women

•Non-smokers are three times more apealling to their partners than smokers may be due to smelling fresh.

Improved fertilityImproved fertilityQuitting smoking

Improves the lining of the womb &Make men’s sperm more potent

Improved fertility

•The possibility of conceiving through IVF increases with qutting smoking.• Quitting smoking also reduces the likelihood of having a miscarriage. •Most importantly, it improves the chances of giving birth to a healthy baby.

Younger looking skinYounger looking skinQuitting smoking

Improves the supply of nutrients and oxygen to the skin

Slowing of facial ageing and delaying the appearance of wrinkles due to smoking

Younger looking skin

Whiter teethWhiter teeth

Quitting smoking

Stops teeth becoming stained

White teeth

•Ex-smokers are less likely to get gum disease and lose their teeth prematurely, than smokers .

Better breathingBetter breathing

Quitting smoking

Improved (up to 10%) lung capacity within nine months

Active, healthy old age

Longer lifeLonger life

Quitting smoking

Reduction of risk of smoking-related diseases, including heart disease, lung cancer and chronic bronchitis

Improves the chance of a disease-free, mobile, happier old age

•Men who quit smoking by 30 add 10 years to their life. •People who kick the habit at 60 add three years to their life.

Less stressLess stressQuitting smoking

Improved levels of oxygen in the body

Increase the concentration and mental wellbeing

•Scientific studies show that people's stress levels are lower after they stop smoking. •Nicotine addiction makes smokers stressed from the ‘withdrawal’ between cigarettes.

Improved smell and Improved smell and tastetaste

Quitting smoking

Body recovers from hundreds of toxic chemicals found in cigarettes

Improved smell and taste

More energyMore energyQuitting smoking

Improved circulation (With in 2 to 12 weeks)

Much easier physical activity

•Quitting also boosts your immune system, making it easier to fight off colds and flu. •The increase in oxygen in the body makes ex-smokers less tired and less likely to have headaches.

Healthier loved onesHealthier loved onesQuitting smoking

Reduce exposure of loved ones to passive smoking

Decreased risk of lung cancer, heart disease and stroke in nonsmokers

•By stopping smoking you'll be protecting the health of your non-smoking friends and family.•Second-hand smoke makes children twice at risk of chest illnesses, including pneumonia, croup (swollen airways in the lungs) and bronchitis, plus more ear infections, wheezing and asthma. •They also have three times the risk of getting lung cancer in later life compared with children who live with non-smokers.

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Featuring the complete contents of Harrison's Principles ofInternal Medicine, 18e

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ReferencesReferences

• http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/cessation/quitting/index.htm

• http://www.cancer.org/healthy/stayawayfromtobacco/guidetoquittingsmoking/guide-to-quitting-smoking-benefits

• http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/smoking/Pages/Betterlives.aspx

• http://nccam.nih.gov/health/providers/digest/smoking-science