What happens when you quit smoking? 20 minutes: Your heart rate and blood pressure drop. 12 hours: The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal. 2 weeks to 3 months: Your circulation improves and your lung function increases. 1 to 9 months: Coughing and shortness of breath decrease. 1 year: The excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a continuing smoker’s. * * * January is Smoking Cessation month at Fleming College and Health Services is endorsing initiatives to be “Smoke Free,” including contests with cash prizes. To help you quit, Health Services offers a free program to leave the pack behind, where you can get free nicotine replacement therapy and counseling. For more information, visit Health Services. Or contact: Sutherland Campus Health Assistant, Linda Leahy, at (705) 749-5504 or [email protected]. Frost Campus Health Assistant, Melanie Frain, at (705) 324-9144 or [email protected]
Posted on: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:15:10 +0000
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