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 Turn over a new leaf this fall! The Christian Brothers Employee Benefit Trust and the American Cancer Society have joined together to make your stop smoking effort really count! Our trained specialists are here for you anytime – day or night – offering information, support, and all kinds of ideas on how to kick the habit for good. The Quitline Program begins November 1, 2008 and offers free:
· Nicotine replacement therapy (patches, gum, lozenges)
· Telephone counseling
· Self-help materials
· Local support groups
To increase your chance of quitting tobacco, call: 1-866-731-7848.
Within:
20 minutes after quitting your heart rate drops.
12 hours after quitting the amount of carbon monoxide in your blood drops to normal.
2 weeks to 3 months after quitting your heart attack risk begins to drop and your lungs begin to work better
1 to 9 months after quitting your coughing and shortness of breathe decrees.
1 year after quitting your excess risk of heart disease is half of that of a smoker’s.
5 years after quitting your stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker’s 5 – 15 years after quitting.
10 years after quitting your lung cancer death rate is half of that of a smoker’s. Your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases.
15 years after quitting your risk of heart disease is like you never smoked.
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