Here is a video made by the StopSmoking campaign in Britain that gives an excellent blow-by-blow description of what makes smoking such a dangerous, addictive habit.  It shows what the different parts of the cigarette is made of, what happens to different part of your body when you smoke and also shows how quickly your body can begin repairing itself after you quit smoking.

• 20 minutes after you stop inhaling smoke, your heart rate and blood pressure return to normal
• 1 day after you stop inhaling smoke, your circulation will improve and the carbon monoxide from cigarettes will have left your body
• 6 months after you stop inhaling smoke, your lung function will increase and you will have brighter, less wrinkled skin
• 1 year after you stop inhaling smoke, your risk of heart disease will have fallen to one half of a smoker's risk.

Watch this video for more facts about smoking:

 

 

 

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