Tobacco Use and Adults

Did you know that quitting smoking can improve your health in a matter of hours?  It’s true. Just eight hours after taking you last puff, your oxygen levels return to normal – and the benefits just keep growing from there.

After two days, you’ll start to notice how great food tastes. And your risk of having a heart attack will decrease significantly. You’ll also stop contributing to the 1,000 deaths per year in Canada attributed to second-hand smoke.

But you know all this. What you might not know is that there is help if you want to quit.

Click the links below for more information on the benefits of quitting – and some concrete help to get you there. The people who care about you don’t want you added to the list of the 5,000+ British Columbians who die from smoking-related illnesses every year.

Links

Tobacco Facts

Canadian Council for Tobacco Control

Physicians for a Smoke Free Canada