Health Hazards Of Smoking And Benefits Of Quitting

“ The Best Time To Quit Smoking Was The Day You Started, And The Second Best Time To Quit Is Today”

The second Wednesday of every year is marked as no smoking day, this year it is on 10th of March 2021. This is an annual health awareness program which intends to help smokers who wish to quit smoking and say permanent goodbye to their nicotine addiction. The very first no smoking day was marked on Ash Wednesday in the year 1984.

Every year the no smoking day campaign is promoted with a short phrase as its theme. This year the theme is “quitting smoking doesn’t have to be stressful.” 

Why should you quit smoking?

Smoking is not only injurious to your health , but can also affect the life of others who come near your vicinity while you are stylishly puffing nicotine. Do you know that smoking can harm nearly every organ of your body, lead to a series of life threatening diseases and deteriorate the health of smokers in general? 

Here are some of the reasons to make it clear why one needs to stop smoking as soon as possible:

• Smoking is one of the major reasons that leads to stroke and coronary heart disease. As per reports it is found that people who smoke even 5 cigarettes per day can deal with early signs of various cardiovascular diseases.
• The reason why you should follow the quit smoking timeline is because smoking can damage your blood vessels and make them thicken as well as narrower. This, in turn, can make your heart beat faster and increase your blood pressure.
• The blockage caused by regular puffing of tobacco can lead to reduction of blood flow to your legs and hands.
• Smoking can lead to kidney and liver damage as well. 
• This no smoking day, try to quit this bad habit of yours if you do not wish to suffer from severe lung diseases. While you are enjoying the addictive taste of nicotine you can put your body to severe lung diseases like COPD which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
• You must have seen the images printed on the packets of cigarettes that you smoke, horrifying isn’t it? Those are the harmful effects of smoking that caused mouth cancer and no one wants to go through that pain. One of the major benefits of quitting smoking is that you can stay away from lung and mouth cancer. 
• Saying no to smoking benefits those who do not wish to experience the hazardous effects of respiratory diseases. Smoking can lead to asthma and those who already have it should be extra careful as the smoke and nicotine can even lead to death. 

 What are the benefits of quitting smoking?

 Here are some good things that can happen to you after quitting smoking habit:

• Your life expectancy increases.
• Almost zero risk of suffering from lung cancer.
• Almost no risks of respiratory disorder and anesthesia complications during surgery.
• People around you are safe from the hazardous smoke of nicotine that could have been a big problem otherwise.
• Improvement in your sense of smell and taste.
• Your child won’t be at a risk of developing any respiratory problems.
• You feel more healthier and energetic.
• Lesser risk of cardiovascular diseases.
• Increase in blood flow to various organs of your body.
• You can save a lot of money ( cigarettes are really costly and can dig a hole in your pocket).

The best way to quit smoking is to self motivate yourself and think about your future. You can try to consult a doctor and get medicines that can help you with the withdrawal symptoms of nicotine. 
Conclusion: This no smoking day, it is time for you to take a vow to quit this bad habit of yours cause everytime you lit up a cigarette, you are shortening your lifespan bit by bit.   Even smoking just a few cigarettes regularly means you are filling your lungs with lots of smoke for at least 15 minutes a day, nearly 2 hours per week, almost 7 hours every month and about 4 days in a year. Do you know what this means? To summarize, you are wasting and cutting short 4 days of your life  from each year that you are going to be alive on this planet. The choice is yours but don’t be too late to regret.