Quitting smoking is hard, there are no two ways about it. But millions of people manage to quit every year. So why can’t you?
Think of it as a personal challenge. Do you have the determination and willpower required to make it past 3 days? If you can, you’re over the worst of it. Check out our timeline of what happens to your body over the course of your quitting!
Reasons to quit:
You’ll enjoy life more and for longer
-You’ll get your senses of taste and smell back to full strength
-Your energy levels will increase
-Your sexual health will improve
-You’ll save money
-You won’t smell bad (you might not realise, but if you smoke, you do)
-You’ll look younger
-Any cuts or bruises you get will heal more quickly
Diseases
-Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of cancer in the UK
-7/10 cases of lung cancer occur in smokers
-Chances of strokes are far higher in smokers
-Chances of heart diseases are higher in smokers
-Lung diseases such as emphysema are very common in smokers
-Your risk of vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s increase
-There are many others, the list of diseases caused or related to smoking seems endless…
It’s selfish
-Your chances of dying prematurely as a smoker are increased
-It’s estimated that smoking costs the NHS £2.5 billion a year
-You can indirectly kill others with 2nd hand smoke
-It’s bad for the environment as cigarettes usually have plastic in their filters
IT’S POINTLESS!