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The benefits of stopping smoking
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The experience of being an ex-smoker
This list will help you to identify some of the specific ways in which the quality of your life improves after stopping.
Health statistics are a helpful source of information about the dangers of smoking, but your own experience will be far more relevant to you. It’s important to remember what it was like to be a smoker, and exactly what it cost you, in all kinds of ways. Some frequently reported benefits are:
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More energy
Improved sense of taste & smell Improved breathing Improved voice Clearer, less irritated eyes Cleaner, healthier teeth & gums Fresher breath Clearer thinking Feeling more relaxed Less sleep needed Wake up feeling better Improved blood circulation, warmer fingers & toes Improved blood pressure Fewer headaches No sore throat No wheezing or smokers cough No more pains in chest or legs Better chance of a longer & more active life Much lower risk of emphysema Much lower risk of circulatory problems Diminished risk of many cancers, especially lung, larynx & oral cavity Lower risk of stroke Later onset of osteoporosis (brittling of the bones) Less risk of gastric and duodenal ulcers Less heartburn & acid indigestion Lower risk of pneumonia & bronchitis Reduced risk during a general anaesthetic Lower risk from other drugs and medications, such as contraceptive pills Fewer allergy and sinus problems Fewer and shorter colds |
Improvement in existing problems |
This is not a complete list! There is, for instance, a large number of serious physical conditions that smoking either creates or makes worse. There is no part of your body that smoking does not affect because it keeps high levels of poisonous chemicals in your blood stream, and blood is supplied to every cell in your body. Every cigarette you smoke affects you this way, from the first cigarette you ever smoked. It’s just a matter of time before the symptoms get dramatic, but smoking affects you long before that.
The difference in the healing of scars is interesting because it is so easily measured. A study was made of a group of women undergoing the same minor routine operation. The group of 120 included 69 smokers. After healing, the smokers’ scars were almost three times as wide as those of the non-smokers.
Horizon Radio Interview January 2004
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