The Government of Canada has some valuable information and tools to help you live a smoke-free life. Check out the health benefits that begin soon after quitting.

Within:

• 20 minutes: your blood pressure drops to a level similar to what it was before your last cigarette
• 8 hours: the level of carbon monoxide (a toxic gas) in your blood drops to normal
• 24 hours: your risk of having a heart attack starts to drop
• 2 weeks to 3 months: the airways in your lungs relax and you can get more air into your lungs and breathe easier
• 1 to 9 months: you cough less and your lungs work even better
• 1 year: your added risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a person who smokes
• 5 years: you have the same chance of having a stroke as someone who has never smoked
• 10 years: your chance of dying from cancer is much lower
• 15 years: your risk of coronary heart disease is similar to that of someone who has never smoked

Even those who have developed smoking-related problems like heart disease or cancer can benefit from quitting. Compared to continuing to smoke, people who quit smoking after having a heart attack can reduce their chances of having another heart attack by as much as 50%.

Learn more here https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/smoking-tobacco/quit-smoking.html#a2

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