Quit to Live

Immediate health benefits
Quitting smoking has an immediate effect on your health.

• After 20 minutes, your heart rate drops
• After 12 hours, the carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal
• At 2 weeks to 3 months, your heart attack risk begins to drop and your lung function begins to improve
• After 1 to 9 months, your coughing and shortness of breath decrease
• After 1 year, your risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s
• After 5 years, your risk of a stroke is equal to that of a non-smoker’s
• After 10 years, your lung cancer death rate is about half that of a smoker’s; and your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases
• After 15 years, your risk of coronary heart disease is back to that of a non-smoker’s

In addition to your health improving, Krapf will pay you $150 for completing an approved tobacco cessation program. To learn more, click here.