COMMIT TO QUIT

Smoking

Quitting before age 40 can reduce your chances of dying early from smoking-related diseases by 90 percent.

Tobacco smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States.

Cigarette smoking alone kills more than 480,000 Americans each year. It causes immediate damage to your body, leading to long-term health problems. For every person who dies because of smoking, at least 30 people live with a serious smoking-related illness. The best strategy to protect yourself from the harmful effects of smoking is to never smoke, and if you do smoke tobacco products, to quit.

Why Quitting Matters

Smokers not only increase their risks for serious health problems, many diseases, and death, but also increase risks for health problems of their loved-ones. Secondhand smoke causes nearly 34,000 premature deaths from heart disease each year among nonsmokers.

People who quit smoking greatly reduce their risk for disease and early death. Although the health benefits are greater for people who stop at earlier ages, there are benefits at any age. You are never too old to quit.

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