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The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| | Chapter 22 Smoking and tobacco cessation |
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| | Smoking and tobacco cessation: Health benefits of quitting |
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| | One third of the excess coronary artery disease risk in smokers is eliminated within |
| | two years after smoking cessation. Within 3 to 5 years after stopping smoking, the |
| | risk of myocardial infarction in former smokers declines to almost the level of those |
| | who have never smoked. |
| | Mayo Clinic Proceedings, March 1998, p. 292 |
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| | The years of life gained for a two pack a day smoker who quits are 7.84 years for a 30 |
| | year old, 4.88 years for a 50 year old, and 1.13 years for a 70 year old. |
| | Wall Street Journal, February 27, 1998, p. B1 |
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