*AFTER 20 MINUTES YOU START TO EXPERIENCE THESE BENEFITS:
Blood pressure decreases.
Pulse drops to normal.
Hands and feet may feel warmer; (they return to “normal” temperature).
*AFTER 8 HOURS:
Nicotine levels in blood reduce by half.
Carbon monoxide levels in blood return to normal.
Oxygen levels in blood return to normal.
*AFTER 24 HOURS:
Cilia in the lungs start to clean out the tar in mucus.
Chances of a heart attack begin to decrease.
*AFTER 2 DAYS:
Nicotine is eliminated from the body.
Damaged nerve endings start to re-grow.
Senses of taste and smell are greatly improved.
*AFTER 4 DAYS:
Energy levels improve.
Breathing improves with relaxation of bronchial tubes.
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• You will live longer and live better.
• Quitting will lower your chances of having a heart attack, stroke, or cancer.
• If you are pregnant, quitting smoking will improve your chances of having a healthy baby.
• The people you live with, especially your children, will be healthier.
• You will have extra money to spend on things other than cigarettes.

Benzene (petrol additive)
A colourless cyclic hydrocarbon obtained from coal and petroleum, used as a solvent in fuel and in chemical manufacture  and contained in cigarette smoke. It is a known carcinogen and is associated with leukaemia.

Formaldehyde (embalming fluid)
A colourless liquid, highly poisonous, used to preserve dead bodies  also found in cigarette smoke. Known to cause cancer, respiratory, skin and gastrointestinal problems.

Ammonia (toilet cleaner)
Used as a flavouring, frees nicotine from tobacco turning it into a gas, found in dry cleaning fluids.

Acetone (nail polish remover)
Fragrant volatile liquid ketone, used as a solvent, for example, nail polish remover found in cigarette smoke.

Tar
Particulate matter drawn into lungs when you inhale on a lighted cigarette. Once inhaled, smoke condenses and about 70 per cent of the tar in the smoke is deposited in the smoker’s lungs.

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1. Every year hundreds of thousands of people around the world die from diseases caused by smoking – Smoking KILLS.
2. One in two lifetime smokers will die from their habit. Half of these deaths will occur in middle age.
3. Tobacco smoke also contributes to a number of cancers.
4. The mixture of nicotine and carbon monoxide in each cigarette you smoke temporarily increases your heart rate and blood pressure, straining your heart and blood vessels.
5. This can cause heart attacks and stroke. It slows your blood flow, cutting off oxygen to your feet and hands. Some smokers end up having their limbs
   amputated.
6. Tar coats your lungs like soot in a chimney and causes cancer. A 20-a-day smoker breathes in up to a full cup (210 g) of tar in a year.
7. Changing to low-tar cigarettes does not help because smokers usually take deeper puffs and hold the smoke in for longer, dragging the tar deeper into their lungs.
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