Tobacco & Smoking related Statistics.

The negative effects of tobacco and smoking:

Smoking cigarettes is the leading cause of lung cancer. (Worldwide)
It is estimated 1.3 million people die every year of lung cancer. (Worldwide)

It is estimated 87% of all lung cancer cases are directly related to smoking in the United States and 90% for the rest of the developed world.

In 2007 cessation.com estimates smoking will lead to 139,539 lung cancer deaths in the United States.

In 2007, cessation.com estimates smoking will lead to 1,160,461 lung cancer deaths for the rest of the developed world.

Tobacco use increases the risk for the following cancers; mouth, nasal, larynx, pharynx, esophageal, stomach, liver, pancreatic, kidney, bladder, uterine cervix, and myeloid leukemia.

Statistics compiled and interpreted from the following sources: The American Cancer Society, The National Cancer Institute, Wikipedia, and Cessation.com.

The positive effects of tobacco and smoking cessation:

Have you told yourself, “The damage is done, quitting now wont help me.” If so, then we highly recommend reading these facts about people who quit smoking.

Within the first few days of quitting the physical dependency of nicotine is non-existent. From here on out it is psychosomatic..

After the first 24 hours: your blood pressure and pulse decrease. The levels of carbon dioxide in the blood decrease while oxygen increase. Before hitting day two, the chance of a heart attack has also dropped.

After 48 hours: the nerves in your body begin regenerating and your sense of taste and smell start to intensify.

Within the first 90 days: blood circulation and lung function improve. When you wake up from sleep, hands and arms don’t tingle anymore. Energy levels will increase.

Through nine months: persistent coughing and/or congestion will be considerably reduced. Many ex-smokers experience suggests the psychological addiction (craving to smoke) is no longer intolerable. Thoughts and dreams of smoking are rare.

At the one-year mark: Compared to a smoker; you have reduced the risk of developing heart disease by 50%.

Long term positive effects: within the first 5-10 years of quitting you will reduce the risk of lung and other cancers up to half of that of a smoker. In addition, the risk of a stroke is equal to life-long non-smokers. After 15 years the risk of heart disease and death are equal to people who have never smoked.

Data compiled and interpreted from the following sources: quit smoking or smoking cessation topic search from About.com and Cessation.com.