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Why should it be done? of Smoking (quitting)
Giving up smoking increases your chances of living a longer and healthier life. When you are no longer exposed every day to nicotine, carbon monoxide, tar and other poisons, your body begins to repair the damage. As your body starts to return to normal, you will start feeling better within a few weeks, and will have:
- Clearer complexion and whiter teeth; improved breathing and general fitness;
- hair, skin and breath no longer smell of tobacco smoke;
- loss of smokers cough;
- improved sense of smell and taste;
- lack of worry over damage smoking is doing to your health;
- less risk of smoking-related diseases;
- improved life expectancy;
- feel good about yourself for having quit;
- more money to spend.
Smokers who quit before the age of 45 have a life expectancy close to that of people who have never smoked. For people above this age, the gap widens, but smokers who quit over the age of 45 still enjoy considerable health benefits over people who continue to smoke.
