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On World No Tobacco Day Take The Pledge To Quit Smoking And Stay Safe From COVID-19

On World No Tobacco Day Take The Pledge To Quit Smoking And Stay Safe From COVID-19

Published On: May 30, 2020 | Duration: 20 MIN, 47 SEC

World No Tobacco Day celebrated on May 31 every year, provides a perfect opportunity to educate smokers about their high vulnerability to COVID-19 and inspire them to quit smoking. #QuitKarona is an initiative of Nicotex in that direction. The campaign aims to highlight how apart from all its other ill-effects, smoking can reduce a person's ability to fight COVID-19, which can prove to be fatal in the current pandemic.

On World No Tobacco Day Take The Pledge To Quit Smoking And Stay Safe From COVID-19

Health Benefits Of Giving Up Smoking

There are immediate and long-term health benefits of quitting for all smokers. Some of the beneficial health changes that take place are:

Within 20 minutes:
Within 20 minutes of quitting smoking, your heart rate and blood pressure drop
Within 12 hours:
And if you have not smoked for 12-hours, carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal
In 2-12 weeks:
Circulation improves and your lung function increases
In 1-9 months:
Coughing and shortness of breath decrease for a person who has quit smoking
Within 1 year:
Risk of coronary heart disease is about half that of a smoker's
In 5 years:
Stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker 5 to 15 years after quitting smoking
In 10 years time:
Risk of lung cancer falls to about half of that of a smoker and your risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, cervix, and pancreas decreases

On World No Tobacco Day Take The Pledge To Quit Smoking And Stay Safe From COVID-19

Health Benefits Of Giving Up Smoking

Within 20 minutes:

Within 12 hours:

In 2-12 weeks:

In 1-9 months:

Within 1 year:

In 5 years:

In 10 years time:

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