The Facts
Currently, about 17% of people in Colorado smoke, and roughly 4,300 Coloradans die each year from tobacco-related illnesses. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Surgeon General, the American Cancer Society, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and other reliable sources,
• Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.
• Every day about 339 people die of lung cancer in the U.S. because of tobacco use.
• Every 10 seconds someone dies of a tobacco-related disease.
• Nearly 90% of adult smokers started before the age of 18.
• The average smoker spends $2,000 to $3,000 a year on cigarettes.
The health benefits of quitting smoking begin almost immediately. The longer your patients and clients stay smoke free, the healthier they become.
After just 20 minutes, their blood pressure and pulse slow to normal rates, and blood circulation in their hands and feet improves.
After 8 hours, the carbon monoxide level in their blood returns to normal, and the oxygen level in their blood increases.
After 24 hours, their breath, hair, and body stop smelling like cigarette smoke.
After 72 hours, nicotine, the addictive substance in tobacco, is out of their body.
After 1-3 weeks, nerve endings that have been dulled by smoking are back in action, and their senses of taste and smell improve.
After 1-9 months, their lungs can hold more air; coughing, congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath decrease; their overall body energy increases; and their cilia re-grow in their lungs, increasing their ability to fight off infections.
• Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.
• Every day about 339 people die of lung cancer in the U.S. because of tobacco use.
• Every 10 seconds someone dies of a tobacco-related disease.
• Nearly 90% of adult smokers started before the age of 18.
• The average smoker spends $2,000 to $3,000 a year on cigarettes.
The health benefits of quitting smoking begin almost immediately. The longer your patients and clients stay smoke free, the healthier they become.
After just 20 minutes, their blood pressure and pulse slow to normal rates, and blood circulation in their hands and feet improves.
After 8 hours, the carbon monoxide level in their blood returns to normal, and the oxygen level in their blood increases.
After 24 hours, their breath, hair, and body stop smelling like cigarette smoke.
After 72 hours, nicotine, the addictive substance in tobacco, is out of their body.
After 1-3 weeks, nerve endings that have been dulled by smoking are back in action, and their senses of taste and smell improve.
After 1-9 months, their lungs can hold more air; coughing, congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath decrease; their overall body energy increases; and their cilia re-grow in their lungs, increasing their ability to fight off infections.
