Becoming Smoke Free is Worth the Effort
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Most young people say that they'd like to quit smoking. If you decide to quit smoking, then help is available on campus. Check out your nearby student health center. Talk with a clinician. Request a Breathe Easy Kit. Ask what medical interventions are available.
If you'd like a Breathe Easy QuitKit sent to you, click here to fill out a request form.
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Think of all the money you can save. At a pack of cigarettes a day you can save over $800.00 a year. People who do not smoke often get discounts on car, home, life and liability insurance.
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Once you become smoke-free, your risk of developing lung cancer is 10 to 25 times lower depending upon how many cigarettes you smoked.
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If you do not smoke, you reduce your risk of developing cancer of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, kidneys, bladder, and pancreas.
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Smoking can increase, decrease or even cancel the effects of medication. Becoming smoke free will decrease the likelihood of drug interactions in your body.
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Food will taste better.
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As your lungs become cleaner, you will breathe more easily and have more energy.
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Smoking causes 18% of family dwelling fires. Not only will you help reduce this hazard, but you will also reduce the risk of holes in your clothes and furniture.
- If you do not smoke, your hair, clothes, home, and car will no longer smell of smoke.