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#QuitKarona: We Need To Empower The Younger People To Join Quit Smoking Movement

#QuitKarona: We Need To Empower The Younger People To Join Quit Smoking Movement

Published On: June 1, 2020 | Duration: 0 MIN, 45 SEC

Dr Vinayak Prasad, Coordinator, No Tobacco Unit, World Health Organization says #QuitKarona campaign is a very important initiative at this point of time. He adds, "We all should come together and empower the youth and make them aware of the ill effects of using tobacco and smoking."

#QuitKarona: We Need To Empower The Younger People To Join Quit Smoking Movement

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

#QuitKarona: We Need To Empower The Younger People To Join Quit Smoking Movement

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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