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Welcome...
The Tobacco Treatment Center at Kettering
Hospital provides a comprehensive tobacco
cessation program designed for the tobacco
user who has tried to quit multiple times before,
but failed and for those who have never tried before.


The Benefits of Quitting

Benefits Cont'd

Your decision to stop smoking is one of the most important things you can do to improve your health!

  • Immediately: The air around you is no longer dangerous to others
  • 20 Minutes: Blood pressure lowers
  • 24 Hrs: Heart attack chances decrease

  • 2-12 Wks: Circulation improves
  • 1 Yr: Excess risk of heart disease drops to half that of a smoker
  • 5-15 Yrs: Stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker
  • 10 Yrs: Risk of lung, mouth, esophagus, throat, bladder, kidney, and pancreas cancers decrease


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