Quit Smoking: After twenty years of no smoking, the risk of death from lung disease and cancer drops to the level of a person who’s never smoked in their life.

Quit Smoking: If you relapse, just start again. You haven’t failed. Some people have to quit as many as eight times before they are successful.

Quit Smoking: Don’t bottle up your emotions. If something makes you angry, express it instead of smothering it with cigarette smoke.

Quit Smoking: If you usually have a drink and cigarette after work, change that to a walk. If you’re used to a smoke with your morning coffee, switch to tea.

Quit Smoking: Five years after quitting, arteries and blood vessels begin to widen again. Blood is thus less likely to clot, lowering the risk of stroke.