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Quitting smoking is the best thing you can do to improve your life and health. Any attempt to quit smoking will make you stronger. It's never too late to reap the benefits, some of which happen within the first few days. With the right combination of practice, determination and support, you will be able to stop smoking for good!

Quit smoking and you'll start feeling better within 24 hours. The minute you stop smoking, your body will begin cleansing itself of tobacco toxins. Two days after you quit, your risk of heart attack will start decreasing ... and that's just the beginning!

Do it today

If you don't smoke, don't start. And, if you are a smoker, stop.

Consider how serious the damages are to you and those around you.

Millions of North Americans have stopped smoking and you can do it, too! It takes a willingness to make some changes in your lifestyle, some hard work on your part and the support of friends, co-workers and family.

This time, quit smoking for good

Quitting isn't easy.

The immediate satisfaction from smoking and the adverse side effects of quitting often outweigh the desire to quit and the knowledge about how important it is to quit. While most of us are aware of the long-term effects that smoking will have on health, its addictive elements can override good common sense.

When you decide to quit smoking, it is important to know what you are getting into, the facts about your addiction, and the physical and mental phases you will experience. If you know what to expect, you have a better chance of success.

The smoking habit

In order to overcome the habit of smoking, you must recognize those things that you associate with smoking and replace the association with other activities that provide relaxation, pleasure or relief.

It takes motivation and skill to change that habit. Just as you learned to be a smoker, you must also learn to be a non-smoker.

Addiction to nicotine

Nicotine is one of the most addictive substances know to human kind. It can become an addiction in the same way as the use of alcohol, tranquilizers and other drugs. In its pure form, nicotine is a strong poison. A small dose of it, injected directly into the bloodstream, would kill a person within an hour. Because it is inhaled, it only takes seven to 10 seconds to reach the brain - twice as fast as intravenous drugs and three times faster than alcohol.

Once there, it mimics some of the actions of adrenaline. After a few puffs, the level of nicotine in the blood skyrockets, the heart beats faster and the blood pressure increases. The result is that the smoker feels more alert and may actually think faster.