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Benefits of quitting
Half of all
long-term smokers will die from an illness caused by their smoking
If you are a smoker, quitting smoking is the best thing you can do to improve the length and quality of your life. People who stop smoking reduce their chances of developing heart disease, cancer, breathing problems, or infections. You will also have more money to spend on things for yourself and your family.
See also Health Effects section on this website
Did you know?Children are less likely to become smokers if their parents don't smoke.What parents say and do has a strong influence over their children’s behaviour and research has shown that if a parent does not smoke their children are also less likely to become smokers. |
How does your health improve when you quit?
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Smoking is expensive
Smoking is expensive and a pack of 20 cigarettes in 2011 can cost between $11 and $15. That’s between $4,000 and $5,500 per year if you smoke 20 a day! Imagine what you could do with that extra cash. Then imagine what you would have saved after 10 years!
Calculate how much money smoking is costing you each year
