Cessation Resource Links
Sanford Location
400 W. Airport Blvd.
Sanford, FL 32773
Phone: 407.665.3184
Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 8AM to 5 PM
When You Quit Smoking
When you give up smoking, your body starts going through changes right away! Let's take a quick look at some changes based on information from the American Cancer Society.
AFTER:
20 minutes:
- Your blood pressure drops to a normal rate for you.
- The temperature of your hands an feet increases to normal.
8 hours
- The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.
- The oxygen level in your blood goes up to normal.
24 hours
- Your chance of a heart attack goes down.
48 hours
- Nerve endings start re-growing.
- Ability to smell and taste begins to improve.
2 weeks to 3 months
- Your circulation improves.
- Walking gets easier.
- Your lungs perform up to 30 percent better.
1 to 9 months
- There's less coughing, sinus congestion, tiredness, and shortness of breath.
- Cilia (tiny hairs) re-grow in your lungs to better handle mucous, clean your lungs, and reduce infection.
1 year after quitting
- Your extra risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker's.
5 to 15 years
- Your stroke risk goes down to that of a nonsmoker.
10 years after quitting
- The lung cancer death rate is about half that of a person who still smokes.
- Your risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas goes down.
15 years after quitting
- Your risk of coronary heart disease is that of a nonsmoker's.
Other Benefits
As you can see from the list above, ex-smokers generally have better health than those who smoke. Ask your QuitLine specialist about the other health benefits for you and your family when you quit smoking or chewing tobacco.
https://www.quitnow.net/florida/
The QuitLine is a toll-free telephone-based tobacco use cessation service. Any person living in Florida who wants to try to quit smoking can use the QuitLine. The following services are available through the QuitLine:
- Counseling sessions;
- Self help materials;
- Counseling and materials in English and Spanish;
- Translation service for other languages;
- Pharmacotherapy assistance; and
- TDD service for hearing impaired
Freedom From Smoking
Central Florida Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Quit Smoking Now Classes