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What Do You Know About Quitting Smoking?

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No matter what your age or how long you have smoked, giving up cigarettes improves your chances of living a longer life. Just 12 hours after your last cigarette, the carbon monoxide level in your blood returns to normal. A year after you've quit, your risk of heart disease is half that of a smoker's. This quiz can help you learn about the benefits of quitting smoking.

1. The risk for death by heart attack or coronary heart disease goes down how soon after you quit smoking?




2. Which of these quit-smoking methods works the best?




3. Smoking raises your risk for cancer, coronary heart disease, and lung disease. What other health problems can it cause?




4. The factors that lead to nicotine addiction are similar to addiction to which other drug or drugs?




5. Which group is the least likely to receive advice from their doctor to quit smoking?




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Author: Floria, Barbara

Online Medical Reviewer: Berry, Judith, PhD, APRN

Online Medical Reviewer: MMI board-certified, academically affiliated clinician

Date Last Reviewed: 10/01/2024

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