Why is smoking cessation so desirable, from a purely physical standpoint?

Answer 1

from a purely physical standpoint, avoiding the fact that smoking kills & cafeine makes you stink & sweat sometimes enough to stain your clothes;

your heart rate actually drops 20 minutes after you stop smoking your last cigarette

12 hours after you quit your carbon monoxide levels actually drop to normal

if you want to know what CO is check out
http://www.airinfonow.org/html/ed_co.html

or why carbon monoxide is so dangerous:

http://www.edinformatics.com/interactive_molecules/carbon_monoxide.htm (good site, lovely pictures) or

http://www.hcfd.org/helpful.htm (quite informative)

2 weeks to 3 months after you quit your circulation will improve & the functioning of yor lung also gets better so from a purely physical standpoint you can run for the bus, hell you can go to the gym & perform without embarrassing yourself so much...

if you stay quitted - is quitted a word?- if you stay non smoking for 1 to 9 months you can enjoy the fact that coughing and shortness of breath decrease cilia (tiny hair like structures that move mucus out of the lungs) regain normal function in the lungs, & from a physical standpoint this improves your quality of life because it increases the ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce the risk of infection

If you make it to 1 year without smoking you don't have to worry so much about getting coronary heart disease it'll be half that of a smoker's.

5 years after quitting: Your stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker 5-15 years after quitting.


10 years after quitting: The lung cancer death rate is about half that of a continuing smoker's. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, cervix, and pancreas also decrease.

& physically all this is good for you 'cos you get peace of mind
& you can plan for the future -physically- without looking at your cigarette & wondering "what if?"

By your 15th anniversary of not being a smoker your risk of
contracting coronary heart disease is that of a nonsmoker's.

now how's that for a good rason to quit from a purely physical standpoint?

Answer 2

Quote:"And what reason is there to not exterminate any other "undesirable" people if it's for the greater good?" Are you Hitler reincarnated? How would YOU like it, if you were one of those individuals? I may have Bipolar Disorder an I may have Aspergers Syndrome, but I can definitely say that I'm more moral and compassionate than Pedophile Priests! I think YOU need to research up more on disabilities and syndromes, before waving your not so very humble opinions about. You're another reason why I am not a fan of Catholicism. Edit: Still doesn't explain why you're an egotistical jerk though. I also bet you don't know that manual off by heart, otherwise you would have lectured us all on it by now.

Answer 3

Are you really needing an answer to this question, aside from the obvious? Smoking puts you at increase risk for:
cancer, heart disease, emphysema, premature/low birth weight babies, etc. It can also give you yellow teeth, bad breath and decreased circulation in your hands and feet (nicotine is a vasoconstrictor)
The real question is, is there any good reason for smoking? Nope!

Answer 4

Smoking:
Gives you bad breath
Stains your teeth yellow
Gives you premature wrinkling ("smokers face")
Can lead to sexual dysfunction in men (can't get an erection)
Can lead to cardiovascular disease, heart attacks, etc.
Can lead to lung cancer
Increase rates of sinus infections, allergies, and colds
Can lead to bladder cancer
Can lead to peripheral vascular disease..and lead to getting your legs amputated
Reduces your stamina, energy

...but these are just a few reasons, off the top of my head...

Answer 5

The tar and carbon can build up in your lungs and harden them, making it nearly impossible to breathe, and greatly increase your chances of getting emphasema. Also, it increases your chances of getting cancer in numerous parts of your body because it reduces your body's ability to fight off foriegn bodies. It lowers oxygen absorbtion, which can kill off brain cells as well as muscle tissue. Not only that but it makes it difficult to keep your teeth clean, which can cause gum disease.

Answer 6

If you stop smoking, you are less likely to have a heart attack or stroke.