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Promoting Optimal Wellness for Mind, Body and Spirit

NBC News Report Today –

Smoking kills 1200 people a day.
Tobacco companies worked to make cigarettes as addictive as possible.
No there no such thing as a safer cigarette.

Big Tobacco “fought for 11 years to delay the truth.” (nbc news.)

Smoking and Nicotine Addiction – Nicotine Addiction is a serious addiction that often requires a combination of treatments (cognitive behavioral therapy, tobacco treatment counseling and medication) to successfully stop smoking and decrease the risks of the harmful effects caused by smoking.

Get Help. Talk to Your Doctor.

Motivation to Stop Smoking: ‘Top 10 Reasons’ to Stop Smoking – (heard from my clients.)

My health
Health of a loved one
More quality time with family/ children/ grandchildren
Have more energy
Better able to exercise
Save money
Feel better
Breathe easier
Sex life will improve
Help prevent cancer
Help prevent heart disease
Easier to walk up stairs
Get rid of that nagging cough
Get rid of the social stigma
Hair, skin and breath will smell better
Food will taste better
Car will smell better
Traveling on planes will be easier
I can attend events without have to leave
Regain control over your life
Enjoy a sense of pride …

What Are Your ‘Reasons to Stop?’ One of these listed above? Or something else? Share your ‘reasons to stop’ with Good Morning Gloucester Friends of Blog (FOB) and help motivate others!

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Promoting Optimal Wellness for Body, Mind and Spirit

Thursday. November 19th. Great American Smoke-Out. STOP NOW!I know, you have heard it all before… But for those of you still smoking, maybe this time it will sink in! You Deserve to be Healthy!

And if you want to Stop Smoking, Help is Available to Make It Easier.

STOP SMOKING TODAY

Know the Risks of Tobacco Use and Smoking –

A set of lungs before, and after a lifetime of smoking

Cigarette smoking harms nearly every organ of the body
Smoking Causes Coronary Artery Disease and Stroke
Lung Cancer is the most preventable cause of cancer death.
80% of lung cancer deaths are related to smoking
Besides lung cancer, tobacco use also increases the risk for other cancers; the mouth, lips, nose and sinuses, larynx (voice box), pharynx (throat), esophagus (swallowing tube), stomach, pancreas, kidney, bladder, uterus, cervix, colon/rectum, ovary (mucinous), and acute myeloid leukemia. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2014)
In the United States, tobacco use is responsible for nearly 1 in 5 deaths; this equals about 480,000 early deaths each year. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2014; and US Surgeon General Report 2014)
Tobacco use accounts for at least 30% of all cancer deaths, causing 87% of lung cancer deaths in men, and 70% of lung cancer deaths in women. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2014)
Smoking causes 8 out 0f 10 cases of COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.) * 1 in 4 people with COPD never smoked.
Smoking is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease and stroke
Smokeless/Chewing Tobacco can cause heart disease, high blood pressure, and cancer of the mouth, tongue, cheek, gum, and pancreas.
Second-hand smoke can harm others and increases your risk of lung cancer, heart disease and stroke.

Second-Hand Smoke Harms Others

THE GOOD NEWS – STOP SMOKING and –

Decrease your risk of heart disease; benefits begin immediately after stopping!
2-5 yeas after smoking, your risk for stroke is decreased.
5 years after you stop, your risks for cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, and bladder drop by half
10 years after you stop smoking, your risk for lung cancer decreases by half

Sources, More Information and Help to Stop Smoking –

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