When it comes to quitting smoking, many patients struggle, especially if they have been smoking for many years.

Whether you’ve smoked for five years or 20 years, quitting can make a dramatic difference. 

Break the Smoking Habit Now 

When you continue to smoke, the behavior transforms from a hobby into a habit. Regardless of how long you’ve smoked, it is always easier to break that habit sooner rather than later.

During routine heart screenings with patients who smoke, I am very direct: one of the most important things you can do to protect your health over the next 30, 40 or 50 years is to give up nicotine.

How Nicotine Puts Your Heart at Risk

Smoking is a leading cause of heart disease. It can worsen or increase the severity of high cholesterol, high blood pressure and other chronic heart conditions. 

Nicotine causes chronic inflammation, leading plaque to build up in your arteries and restrict blood flow. While medications can help, continued smoking creates an uphill battle for both patients and their care teams. 

Nicotine use continuously fuels the underlying cause of these health issues.

Quit Nicotine & Change Your Future

We have extensive scientific evidence demonstrating how addictive and harmful smoking is. 

Think long term. While quitting tobacco may be difficult in the short term, it significantly improves your chances of living a longer, healthier life.