How to get people to stop smoking

Tell them this

·        Within 20 minutes after quitting, blood pressure and heart rate decrease

·        Within 12 hours, carbon monoxide levels in the blood decrease to normal

·        Within 48 hours, nerve endings and sense of smell and taste both start recovering

·        Within 3 months, circulation and lung function improve

·        Within 9 months, there are decreases in cough and shortness of breath

·        Within 1 year, the risk of coronary heart disease is cut in half

·        Within 5 years, the risk of stroke falls to the same as a non-smoker, and the risks of many cancers (mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, cervix) decrease significantly

·        Within 10 years, the risk of dying from lung cancer is cut in half, and the risks of larynx and pancreas cancers decrease

·        Within 15 years, the risk of coronary heart disease drops to the level of a non-smoker