Want to QUIT smoking?

Let American University help:

FREE Smoking Cessation Treatment

Who: Smokers who want to quit

What: A research study in the AU Psychology Department that includes 8-weekly group therapy sessions aimed to help smokers quit

Where: American University in DC (4400 Massachusetts Avenue)

When: Ongoing groups (daytime & evening groups)

Cost: A deposit of $40, which will be returned to participants upon completion of the study

It’s never too late to quit

At 20 minutes after quitting: blood pressure decreases pulse rate drops body temperature of hands and feet increases At 8 hours: carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal oxygen level in blood increases to normal At 24 hours: chance of a heart attack decreases At 48 hours: nerve endings start regrowing ability to smell and taste is enhanced At 2 weeks to 3 months: circulation improves walking becomes easier lung function increases

At 1 to 9 months: coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath decreases At 1 year: excess risk of coronary heart disease is decreased to half that of a smoker At 5 years: from 5 to 15 years after quitting, stroke risk is reduced to that of people who have never smoked. At 10 years: risk of lung cancer drops to as little as one-half that of continuing smokers risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases risk of ulcer decreases At 15 years: risk of coronary heart disease is now similar to that of people who have never smoked risk of death returns to nearly the level of nonsmokers

Other links:

American Lung Association: www.lungusa.org

American Cancer Society: www.ca ncer.o rg

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco /how2quit.htm

A Report of the Surgeon General: www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral /library/smokingconsequences

National Cancer Institute : www.cancer.gov/cancertopics /tobacco

Tobacco Bad Kids website: www.tbkusa.com

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