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<title>The Healing Begins with the first Cigarette You Don't
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<font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">I thought
I would remind myself of reasons why I do not want to restart smoking.
I have gone almost 48 hours now without even picking up a
cigarette let alone smoking it. I am using the gum as a
substitute to help me get through the massive cravings that I have.
So, throughout the next week or two I will be posting
reminders for not just myself, but others that are trying or want to
quit smoking. <br>
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The healing begins with the first cigarette you deny yourself:<br>
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20 minutes after quitting:<br>
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<li><font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">blood
pressure decreases</font></li>
<li><font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">pulse
rate drop</font></li>
<li><font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">body
temperature of hands and feet increases.</font></li>
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<font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">8 hours:<br>
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<li><font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">carbon
monoxide level in blood drops to normal</font></li>
<li><font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">oxygen
level in blood increases to normal</font></li>
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<font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">12 hours<br>
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<li><font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">Pulse
rate will slow and skin temperature increases</font></li>
<li><font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">Oxygen
level in blood increases to normal</font></li>
<li><font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">Carbon
monoxide level in blood drops to normal</font></li>
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<font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">24 hours:<br>
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<li><font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">chance
of a heart attack decreases</font></li>
<li><font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print"><font
size="3">fine motor coordination will improve </font></font></li>
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<font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">48 hours:<br>
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<li><font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">nerve
endings start regrowing</font></li>
<li><font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">ability
to smell and taste improve</font></li>
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<font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">72 hours<br>
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<li><font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">Bronchial
tubes relax, making breathing easier</font></li>
<li><font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">Lung
capacity increases</font></li>
<li><font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">Circulation
improves, walking becomes easier, stamina and vigor increase</font></li>
<li><font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">Nicotine
is no longer in your system.<br>
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<font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">Ways to
help you continue your cessation to quitting smoking:<br>
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<li><font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">Write
a goodbye letter to your cigarettes.</font></li>
<li><font color="#9b5ea0" face="Disney Print">Drink
a glass of water.</font></li>
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