You CAN quit and we can help!
Benefits of Quitting Smoking 🚭
- Quitting smoking is the single best thing you can do to improve your health and quality of life. Non-smokers have a much lower risk of getting diseases like lung cancer, heart disease, and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis).
- You are 30% to 40% less likely to develop Type 2 Diabetes.
- The 48-hours effect:The positive effects on the body after being smoke free for 48 hours:
- Your chances of having a heart attack start to go down.
- Your sense of smell and taste begin to improve.
- 2 weeks to 3 months:The positive effects on the body after being smoke free for 2 to 3 months:
- Your blood circulation improves.
- Your lung functioning increases up to 30 per cent.
- 6 months: The positive effects on the body after being smoke free for 6 months:
- Your coughing, stuffy nose, tiredness and shortness of breath improve.
- 1 year: The positive effects on the body after being smoke free for a year:
- Your risk of smoking-related heart attack is cut in half.
- After 15 years of not smoking, the risks for heart attack and death are the same as for non-smokers. So, in 2038 your body will be the same as someone who never smoked a day in their life.
- Quitting smoking has an immediate benefit (we’re talking SAME DAY) on heart rate, blood pressure and your heart’s workload. Oxygen levels in the blood and HDL (good) cholesterol levels get higher.
Save your Money for a Vacation Instead! 🌴
If you only smoke half a pack of cigarettes per day, and if you quit smoking then you and your partner can actually afford to take a Caribbean vacation every year!!🤩🏝️✈️
All you need to do is QUIT smoking, put that money aside in a savings account, pack your bags and show up at the airport, and we are absolutely not joking!
Do you smoke more than a pack per day? Use this calculator to find out how much you are spending in cigarettes PER YEAR (you can do the same thing for vaping).
Did that blow your mind already??!😳 If Yes, then check this out:
Have you tried quitting before and you “failed”? 😔
- Quitting smoking is a process, not a single event.
- Nicotine is a powerfully addictive substance, so it’s not all about willpower! Yes, you do need some help, and we can help you!
- Nicotine changes the brain and that’s why most people who quit smoking have some withdrawal symptoms.
- Withdrawal symptoms can be controlled with skills and techniques that you can learn. Using non-smoking aids (such as patches and gum) can help you quit.
- Some people quit completely on their first try, but most people take more than one try.
- A lapse (slip-up) in quitting should not be seen as a failure. It is an opportunity to learn for the next try.
- You can quit smoking if you have:
- the determination to stop or cut down
- information about the quitting process and the effects on your health
- support from family, friends and co-workers
- time to make the physical, emotional and social changes needed to quit
We are DETERMINED to help you quit! 👩⚕️
If you are convinced on quitting and wondering where to start, then here are your next steps…
Book a private consultation appointment with Dr. Brooke or Dr. Stephanie and we can prescribe the right medication for you if needed – yes, we can even write for prescription medications such as Champix or Zyban if that’s what’s best for you. Some of these medications may be covered by your insurance.
Choose “Prescribing by Pharmacist” – the first option when you book an appointment 🙂