{"id":24305,"date":"2022-12-28T20:19:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T04:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/?p=24305"},"modified":"2026-02-06T14:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T22:24:49","slug":"quit-smoking-take-control-of-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/news\/quit-smoking-take-control-of-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Quit Smoking &amp; Take Control of Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article\">\n\t<header class=\"header\">\n\t\t<span class=\"type\"><\/span>\t\t<h1>Quit Smoking &amp; Take Control of Your Life<\/h1>\t\t<time>December 28, 2022<\/time>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div id=\"block_641d24d76088682fbd481cac9fb9d5ff\" class=\"shs-block block-news-article entry-content\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death. But there is good news \u2014 quitting is possible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fact: <\/strong>There are more former smokers than current smokers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While quitting is tough and may take several attempts, sometimes upwards of 7 to 10 times before being successful, it\u2019s important to not give up! And, to get help and seek support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-health-benefits-of-quitting\">Health Benefits of Quitting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Quitting smoking will decrease your risk of serious diseases like cancer, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder and chronic bronchitis. You will notice other improvements too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>20 minutes:<\/strong> heart rate and blood pressure drop.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12 hours: <\/strong>carbon monoxide level in the blood<br>returns to normal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3 months:<\/strong> heart attack risk begins to drop,<br>circulation and lung function improves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1 year:<\/strong> risk of coronary heart disease is<br>cut in half.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-financial-benefits-after-quitting\">Financial Benefits After Quitting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Smoking is pricey \u2014 an average cigarette pack in Oregon costs $9.37. Quit and save:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1 week: <\/strong>$65.59.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1 month:<\/strong> $281.10.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1 year:<\/strong> $3,420.08.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-start-with-small-changes\">Start With Small Changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>List personal reasons to quit. Put the list where you can see it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replace one cigarette per day with a different activity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recognize the urge to smoke will pass whether you smoke or not.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take 8 to 10 deep breaths when you have an urge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It\u2019s never too late to quit! Attend an online Freedom From Smoking workshop. Learn more or register at <a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patient-visitors\/health-resources\/community-workshops-and-trainings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">samhealth.org\/HealthEdHub<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Smoking-Breaking-Cigarette-CO.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cta size-cta wp-post-image\" alt=\"Male hands holding out a broken cigarette with one half in each hand between his fingers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Smoking-Breaking-Cigarette-CO.jpg 360w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Smoking-Breaking-Cigarette-CO-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Smoking-Breaking-Cigarette-CO-120x100.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t<\/aside>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how quitting smoking will decrease your risk of serious diseases and save you money.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":14338,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","_shs_workflow_notes":"","_shs_exclude_from_navigation":false,"_shs_promote_article_on_blogs":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"news-topics":[293],"news-types":[270],"services":[260],"specialty":[85],"class_list":["post-24305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","news-topics-wellness","news-types-feature-article","services-pulmonary-care-rehabilitation","specialty-pulmonology"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24305\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24305"},{"taxonomy":"news-topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-topics?post=24305"},{"taxonomy":"news-types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-types?post=24305"},{"taxonomy":"services","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services?post=24305"},{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=24305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}