BENEFITS OF QUITTING SMOKING Flashcards
A SINGLE CIGARETTE STICK IS SAID TO CUT AT LEAST 11 MINUTES OFF YOUR LIFE SPAN. YOUR BODY STARTS TO HEAL THE DAMAGE DONE BY CIGARETTE SMOKING AS EARLY AS 20 MINUTES AFTER YOUR LAST STICK.
YOU CAN PROLONG YOUR LIFE.
CIGARETTE SMOKING CAN LEAD TO NUMEROUS PULMONARY DISORDERS, ANEURYSM, AND ENDLESS KINDS OF CANCERS. SMOKERS ARE ALSO TWO TO THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP CORONARY HEART DISEASE COMPARED TO NON-SMOKERS.
YOU CAN AVOID GETTING CHRONIC DISEASES.
SMOKING IS SAID TO CAUSE WRINKLES SINCE IT NARROWS YOUR BLOOD VESSELS AND DAMAGES THE IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF YOUR SKIN.
YOU CAN AOID PREMATURE AGING
THE CHEMICALS FOUND IN CIGARETTES MAY AFFECT THE WAY YOU TASTE AND SMELL THINGS. IT MAY ALSO AFFECT YOUR VISION OVER TIME.
YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR SENSES.
SMOKERS HAVE INCREASED CHANCES OF DEVELOPING SLEEP APNEA AND ARE DEPRIVED OF LONG HOURS OF DEEP SLEEP.
YOU’LL GET MORE QUALITY SLEEP
SECONDHAND SMOKE CAN ALSO MAKE NONSMOKERS SICK-NOT TO MENTION THAT SMOKING ALSO NEGATIVELY AFFECT YOUR CHILDREN’S PERCEPTION OF YOU.
YOU CAN HELP THOSE AROUND YOU
AN AVERAGE PACK OF 20 CIGARETTES IN THE PHILIPPINES COSTS AROUND P80. IF YOU SMOKE AT LEAST 10 STICKS A DAY, YOU ARE SPENDING AS MUCH AS P1,200 PESOS PER MOTH. THAT’S ALMOST P14,600 IN SAVINGS ANNUALLY IF YOU QUIT TODAY!
YOU CAN SAVE A LOT OF MONEY
CIGARETTE BUTTS ARE ONE OF THE MOST COMMON DISCARDED WASTES IN THE WORLD, NOT TO MENTION SECONDHANDE SMOKE CAN PUT THOSE AROUND YOU AT RISK GETTING SICK.
YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE ENVIRONMENT
SMOKING CIGARETTES MAY AFFECT PRODUCTIVITY,
YOU CAN BE MORE PRODUCTIVE.