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			Smoking is known to cause a lot of diseases and can reduce your lifespan by up to 16 years1. Did you know the positive effects of quitting begin within the FIRST HOUR of not lighting up?   20 minutes after quitting, your heart rate and blood pressure drops to normal2. 12 hours after quitting, carbon monoxide levels in the body returns to normal2. 24 hours after quitting, the possibility of a heart attack decreases3. Between 2 weeks to 3 months, blood circulation and lung function improve2. Between 1 to 9 months after quitting, cilia (tiny hair-like structures that move mucus out to the lungs) regain normal function in the lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs and reduce the risk of infection2. 1 year after quitting, the risk of a heart attack is halved2. 5 years after quitting, the risk of stroke is reduced to that of a non-smoker2. 10 years after quitting, risk of lung cancer falls to half that of a smoker2. 15 years after quitting, the risk of a heart attack or coronary heart disease is the same as a non-smoker's2.   Apart from these health benefits, you will also save up to RM3,000 a year (based on one day a pack smoker). Food will taste better, you feel more energetic and your breath, hair, and clothes won't smell of smoke.     1. Peto, R et al. Mortality from smoking worldwide. British Medical Bulletin, Volume 52, Vol 1, Pp 12-21. Accessed on June 2008 from http://bmb.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/52/1/12 2. American Cancer Society: Guide to Quitting Smoking. Accessed on June 2008 from http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/ PED_10_13X_Guide_for_Quitting_Smoking.asp?from=fast 3. British Lung Foundation. Stopping Smoking. Recovery Timetable. Accessed on June 2008 from http://www.lunguk.org/you-and-your-lungs/you-and-your-lungs/ stopping-smoking.htm.
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