After 1 year: Risk of having a heart attack decreases by 50%, Risk of apoplexy and vascular diseases in legs are reduced by 30-50%, Prevents the occurrence or halts the progression of lung diseases that might lead to respiratory failure such as COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.) After 5 years: Risk of developing cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder is reduced by half
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The study, conducted by WalletHub, a personal finance website, established the real cost of smoking by state by calculating the costs of six categories: Total cost per smoker, Out-of-pocket cost, Financial opportunity cost, Health care cost per smoker, Income loss per smoker, and Costs associated with second-hand smoke
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