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Quitting smoking reduces the risk of cancer and other diseases, such as heart disease and lung disease, caused by smoking.

People who quit smoking, regardless of their age, are less likely than those who continue to smoke to die from smoking-related illness.

Studies have shown that quitting at about age 30 reduces the chance of dying from smoking-related diseases by more than 90 percent.

People who quit at about age 50 reduce their risk of dying prematurely by 50 percent compared with those who continue to smoke.

The immediate health benefits of quitting smoking are substantial.

Heart rate and blood pressure, which were abnormally high while smoking, begin to return to normal.

Within a few hours, the level of carbon monoxide in the blood begins to decline.
(Carbon monoxide, a colorless, odorless gas found in cigarette smoke, reduces the blood’s ability to carry oxygen.)

Yes. Tobacco smoke contains chemicals that are harmful to both smokers and nonsmokers. Breathing even a little tobacco smoke can be harmful. Of the 4,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, at least 250 are known to be harmful. The toxic chemicals found in smoke include hydrogen cyanide (used in chemical weapons), carbon monoxide (found in car exhaust), formaldehyde (used as an embalming fluid), ammonia (used in household cleaners), and toluene (found in paint thinners).

Of the 250 known harmful chemicals in tobacco smoke, more than 50 have been found to cause cancer. These chemicals include: