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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
Please elaborate on this statement because I have no idea as to how you came to that conclusion.
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After you quit smoking your risk factors for Cancer, stroke and heart disease start to drop. At some point it equals that of a never smoker. Therefore if you quit early enough you likely will have no cost impact to the health care system.
Just doing a quick google search i found the following which backs up what I had previosly read.
After 5 years your stroke risk is that of a non smoker
After 15 years your risk of heart disease is that of a non smoker
http://www.cancer.org/Healthy/StayAw...oking-benefits
And from the link below if you quit smoking before you are 50 by age 54 you will have the same risk of dying as a non smoke (not sure if i believe that one though as if you quit at 49 your risk at 54 should still be greater than a non smoker).
http://understandingrisk.cancer.gov/a_lung/03.cfm