Stop Smoking Statistics

How much are you spending on your smoking habit?

If you find yourself considering the cost of STOPPING smoking:

Just take a few moments to look at the table below. You can instantly start to see that the number of cigarettes you smoke a day, simply affects the amount of money you would be saving over a year.

A DAY	TIME TILL IN PROFIT	SAVINGS OVER A YEAR
-20	A few months	£1,000.00
20	2 months	£1,500.00
30	6 weeks	£2,250.00
40	4 weeks/1 month	£3,000.00
60	3 weeks	£4,500.00
80	2 weeks	£6,000.00

Why don’t you take the money that you would have spent out of your monthly wage packet on cigarettes and spend it on becoming a non-smoker? Because then, you will be saving 2-3 thousand pounds a year. That's like getting a pay rise of 3-4 thousand pounds a year before tax. When you think about it you can't afford NOT to stop smoking.

Here are the health benefits you can expect to realise in the future:

Time stopped
Low risk	High risk
20 minutes	20 minutes	Blood pressure drops to normal. Pulse rate drops to normal. Temperature of hands and feet return to normal.
8 hours	8 hours	Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal. Oxygen level in blood increases to normal.
24 hours	24 hours	Chance of heart attack decreased.
48 hours	48 hours	Nerve endings start to re-grow. Smell and taste improved.
2 weeks	3 months	Circulation improves. Exercise, including walking, becomes easier. Lung function increased by up to one third.
1 month	9 months	Cilia re-grow in lungs and airways, increasing lung’s self maintenance. Energy levels increase overall. Coughing, sinus problems, tiredness, shortness of breath, all decrease.
1 year	1-1.5 years	Excess risk of heart disease is halved. Recovery rate from heart/bypass surgery almost doubled.
2.5 years	5 years	Lung cancer death rate for average former smoker almost halved.
5 years	10 years	Risk of stroke similar to non-smoker.
10 years	10 years	Lung cancer death rate the same as for non-smokers. Pre-cancerous cells have been replaced. Risk of cancer of mouth, throat, bladder, kidneys, and pancreas decreases.
10 years	15 years	Risk of heart disease is that of a non-smoker.

Low risk indicators:
Under 35 years old; smoking 15 a day or less; good level of fitness; regular exercise taken; no persistent cough; low total consumption since starting.

High risk indicators:
Over 50 years old; smoking 30 a day or more; poor fitness level; no regular exercise taken; persistent cough; high total consumption since starting.

These figures are based on research by more than one cancer society and do not represent guaranteed clinical or physical improvements to any one particular individual. It is widely accepted that non-smokers, even those who have smoked at some time in their lives, live longer and with a higher quality of life than those who smoke or continue to smoke.