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Smoking is one of the single biggest causes of premature deaths in the UK today. It is a well known fact that smoking is detrimental to your health, but the severity of the damage that this habit causes is often underestimated. Well over 100,000 people die every year due to smoking related diseases, the largest contributors being lung cancer, cardiovascular disease and emphysema. It may come as no surprise then that research has shown 70% of smokers currently want to kick the habit but do not think they will be able to deal with the withdrawal symptoms associated with quitting. |
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Thankfully, smoking is now recognised as a medical condition, but despite this many still try to quit without first seeking any medical advice. As any smoker will tell you, quitting using will power alone is an incredibly difficult task. OnlineClinic offers a service that allows you to take an online consultation with a UK registered doctor, who can diagnose and prescribe you highly effective prescription treatments designed for smoking cessation.
To see what smoking cessation treatments are available to you, click here to start a free consultation.
What should I do if I want to give up smoking?
There is no denying the fact that quitting smoking is incredibly difficult to do but the benefits to your health make the challenge worthwhile. If you are seriously considering quitting, then OnlineClinic can help. We offer a free consultation service with a UK GMC registered doctor who can review your medical details, prescribe a suitable course of treatment and have it dispatched from a licensed pharmacy via next day delivery. We offer this consultation at no charge and with no-obligation so you can see what treatments are available and receive professional advice from our doctor, without having to commit to purchase. Once you have submitted your details via our online form, during normal working hours our doctor will get back to you within approximately 1 hour via e-mail and also text message, if a mobile number if provide. The entire process is simple, safe and secure.
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What Are the Benefits of Quitting?
It is a common misconception that if you have been smoking for a long period of time, there is no point in quitting now - this is simply not true. It is never too late to give up the habit as there are a range of benefits that can be seen in as little as 20 minutes. The chart below details the health benefits you can expect after quitting along with the time taken to occur:
Time since quitting |
Changes that occur after giving up |
20 minutes |
Within 20 minutes of giving up smoking, your blood pressure and heart rate will return to normal |
8 hours |
The nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in your blood will fall to half with oxygen levels returning to normal within eight hours of your giving up the habit |
24 hours |
All traces of carbon monoxide will be removed from your body within 24 hours |
48 hours |
Nicotine will be washed out of your body within 48 hours and your ability to taste and smell things will be vastly improved |
72 hours |
Breathing becomes easier.
Bronchial tubes begin to relax and energy levels increase. |
2 weeks |
Circulation of blood will return to normal from 2 to 12 weeks |
3 - 9 months |
While damage to lungs caused by smoking is permanent, quitting smoking stops worsening of the lung damage and also brings improvement in lung functions, improving by up to 10% in 3-9 months |
1 year |
In just under a year, your risk of heart attack will become half that of a smoker |
10 years |
In 10 years your risk of lung cancer will be less than half that of a smoker |
15 years |
In 15 years your risk factors for heart attack will become the same as that of a non-smoker |
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Along with these benefits to your health that can be expected from quitting, there are also financial benefits worth considering too. It is estimated that the average UK smokers will spend £1500 a year on their habit, based on smoking 10-15 cigarettes a day. For those on 20 or more cigarettes a day, the costs are even more startling. If you have thinking of giving up, there has never been a better time. Click below to start your free consultation and see what treatments we can offer you, to help quit smoking.
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