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Have you ever thought that your parents, while living a long life, may have lived even longer if they didn't smoke? I'm not going to try to talk you into quitting smoking, I'm not that good. I will give you a few factoids for you to consider though. All these facts are from either the 1988 or 1990 U.S. Surgeon General's Report.

20 minutes after quitting: Your blood pressure drops to a level close to that before the last cigarette. The temperature of your hands and feet increases to normal.

8 hours after quitting: The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.

24 hours after quitting: Your chance of a heart attack begins to decrease.

2 weeks to 3 months after quitting: Your circulation improves and your lung function increases up to 30%.

1 to 9 months after quitting: Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath decrease; cilia (tiny hair-like structures that move mucus out of the lungs) regain normal function.

1 year after quitting: The risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker.

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

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

15 years after quitting: The risk of coronary heart disease is that of a nonsmoker.