[HPFGU-OTChatter] OT: I need help

[Raechel Elizabeth]

--- Saitaina <saitaina at wizzards.net> wrote:
> I just quit smoking last night and I've already had
> two relapses (in two days).  Is there ANYONE out 
> there willing to be an email buddy to help me get 
> through the next three days to a week until the 
> worst of the craving's disappear?  
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Here is a little positive attitude to keep you
going...Hope it helps you get through your days ahead!

Good News for All Cigarette Smokers



You might think it's too late to quit smoking, but
here is some good news from the American Cancer
Society:

As soon as you snuff out that last cigarette, your
body will begin a series of physiological changes.

-- Within 20 minutes: Blood pressure, body temperature
and pulse rate will drop to normal.

-- Within eight hours: Smoker's breath disappears. The
carbon monoxide level in blood drops, and the oxygen
level rises to normal.

-- Within 24 hours: Chance of heart attack decreases.

-- Within 48 hours: Nerve endings start to regroup.
Ability to taste and smell improves.

-- Within three days: Breathing is easier.

-- Within two to three months: Circulation improves.
Walking becomes easier. Lung capacity increases up to
30 percent.

-- Within one to nine months: Sinus congestion and
shortness of breath decrease. Cilia that sweep debris
from your lungs grow back. Energy increases.

-- Within one year: Excess risk of coronary heart
disease is half that of a person who smokes.

-- Within two years: Heart attack risk drops to near
normal.

-- Within five years: Lung cancer death rate for
average former pack-a-day smoker decreases by almost
half. Stroke risk is reduced. Risk of mouth, throat
and esophageal cancer is half that of a smoker.

-- Within 10 years: Lung cancer death rate is similar
to that of a person who does not smoke. The
precancerous cells are replaced.

-- Within 15 years: Risk of coronary heart disease is
the same as a person who has never smoked.

Raechel Elizabeth~*






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