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Looking for Tips
to Help you Quit?
1-800-QUIT NOW
Call the Tobacco Quit Line or check out the websites listed below:
www.quitline.com
www.smokefree.gov
www.ahrq.gov/sonsumer/helpsmok.htm
www.ahrq.gov/consumer/tobacco/lowlit.htm
www.cancer.org
Cessation Classes
Available in Benton-Franklin Counties
Tobacco Cessation 101 Classes
To register contact the Cancer Center
at (509) 737-3420
Freedom from Smoking
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An American Lung Association Program
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6-week course
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Weekly meetings are Wednesdays from
6:30 - 8:30 pm
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Located at the Family Health Center
at Kennewick General Hospital
For more information and to register
contact Angel Trump at (509) 586-5119
American Cancer Society
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By appointment only
For more information
contact (509) 783-5108
When Smokers Quit
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20 Minutes after last cigarette
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Blood pressure drops to normal
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Pulse rare drops to normal
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8 Hours after last cigarette
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Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
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Oxygen levels in blood increase to normal
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24 Hours after last cigarette
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Chance of heart attack decreases
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48 Hours after last cigarette
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Nerve endings start to grow
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Ability to smell and taste enhanced
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2 Weeks-9 Months after last cigarette
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Circulation improves
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Lung function increases up to 30%
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Coughing , fatigue and shortness of breath
decreases
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Cilia regrow in lungs, increasing ability to clean
lungs and reduce infection
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1 Year after last cigarette
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Risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a
smoker
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5 Years after last cigarette
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Stroke risk reduced
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Risk of mouth, throat, and esophagus cancer half
that of smokers
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Lung cancer death rate decreases by 50%
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10 Years after last cigarette
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Lung cancer death rate similar to a non smoker
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Risk of mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney,
and pancreas cancer decreases
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15 Years after last cigarette
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Risk of coronary heart disease is that of a
nonsmoker
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