Did you know?
- Nearly 90% of adults who smoke started before the age of 18.
- Once you quit using tobacco it takes only 72 hours before nicotine, the addictive chemical in cigarettes, leaves your body.
- About 339 people in the U.S. die every day of lung cancer because of tobacco use.
- Within the first 1-9 months after quitting, your lungs can hold more air, your overall body energy increases and coughing, congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decrease.
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DID YOU KNOW?
- As the chemicals from cigarettes are absorbed into the bloodstream, they constrict (tighten) the blood vessels, including the tiny capillaries located near the surface of the skin, causing wrinkles and early aging.
- Within 24 hours, your breath, hair and body will stop smelling like cigarettes.
- Smoking cigarettes doubles a person’s risk of losing their teeth.
- Once you quit tobacco, do your very best to stay away from alcohol, sugar and coffee the first week or longer, as these tend to increase the desire for a cigarette.
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Did you know?
- Nearly 100,000 teens alive in Colorado today will die early from their addiction to nicotine.
- Every ten seconds someone dies of a tobacco-related disease in the United States.
- If you or someone your know wants to quit, check out a free, anonymous and customized program that puts you in control of your quit plan and helps you quit smoking or chewing tobacco in just 21 days. FixNixer.com.
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Did you know?
- 86% of teens would rather date a non-smoker than a smoker.
- Once you decide to quit tobacco, it’s important to ask friends and family members not to smoke or chew around you. Don't be afraid to ask. This is more important than you (and they) may realize.
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Did you know?
- Tobacco companies spend more than $217 million a year marketing their deadly and addictive products in Colorado.
- "It is important to know as much as possible about teenage smoking patterns and attitudes. Today's teenager is tomorrow's potential customer."
-Excerpt from a research report at Phillip Morris.
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