For Smokers
While doing research on cardiovascular disease .... i keep getting this message over and over again. Thought I'd share this with everyone.
The thing is .... after knowing facts like these ... can i make myself stop smoking.
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an estimated 17 million people die of CVDs each year. A substantial number of these deaths can be attributed to tobacco smoking, which increases the risk of dying from coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease 2–3 fold.
.... I cardiac events fall 50% in people who stop smoking and the risk of CVDs, including acute myocardial infarction, stroke and peripheral vascular disease, also decreases significantly over the first two years after stopping smoking.
.... smoking cessation is the most cost-effective intervention for patients with documented CVDs ...
Source: WHO
