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BACKGROUND
BENEFITS
HOW IT WORKS
YOUR HEALTH
Quitting
Warnings
TIPS AND FACTS
ADVANTAGES
BE AWARE
Competition
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BENEFITS OF QUITTING:
No device can be substitute to quitting smoking.
Beside tar and nicotine, there are over 4,000 substances in the cigarette smoke,
of which over 40 are know to cause cancer. Although you can significantly reduce
tar, nicotine and many other harmful substances by using this Filter, you'll still
be inhaling a part of them.
We encourage you to quit, and by regularly using this Filter to reduce the harms
and risks associated with smoking as well as your dependency and cravings until you
can do so.
WHEN SMOKERS QUIT:
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Within 20 Minutes
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Blood pressure drops to normal
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Pulse rate drops to normal
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Temperature of hands and feet increase to normal
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Within 8 Hours
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Smoker’s breath disappears
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Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
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Oxygen level in blood increases to normal
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Within 24 Hours
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Chance of heart attack decreases
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Within 3 days
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Breathing is easier
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Within 2 to 3 Months
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Circulation improves
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Walking becomes easier
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Lung function increases up to 30 percent
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Within 1-9 Months |
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Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath
decrease |
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Cilia that sweep debris from your lungs grows back
increasing your ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs,
reduce infection |
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Energy increases
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Within 1 Year
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Risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker |
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Within 2 Years |
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Heart attack risk drops to near normal |
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Within 5 Years |
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Lung cancer death rate for average pack-a-day smoker
decreases by almost half |
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Stroke risk is reduced |
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Risk of mouth, throat and esophageal cancer is half that
of a smoker
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Within 10 Years |
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Lung cancer death rate is similar to than of a person who
does not smoke |
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The pre-cancerous cells are replaced.
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Within 15 years |
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Risk of coronary heart disease is the same as a person
who has never smoked.
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