- I will reduce my chances of having a heart attack or stroke.
- I will reduce my chances of getting lung cancer, emphysema, and other lung diseases.
- I will have better smelling clothes, hair, breath, home, and car.
- I will climb stairs and walk without getting out of breath.
- I will have fewer wrinkles.
- I will be free of my morning cough.
- I will reduce the number of coughs, colds, and earaches my child will have.
- I will have more energy to pursue physical activities I enjoy.
- I will treat myself to new books or music with the money I save from not buying cigarettes.
- I will have more control over my life.
*Quoted from The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Saying goodbye to smoking is also good for your family's health, especially the
health of your children.3
And, if you are pregnant, quitting now improves your odds
of having a healthy baby.4
3: National Cancer Institute, NIH publication no. 03-1647:
Clearing the Air: Quit Smoking Today. September 2003, p. 5.
4: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:
Women and Smoking: A Report for the Surgeon General. 2001, p.307
