Benefits of quitting: truth initiative 20 minutes: heart and blood pressure decrease 1 year: risk of coronary heart disease and heart attack is reduced 10 years: risk of dying from lung cancer is 50% less likely compared with a current smoker's risk QUITTING TOBACCO Quitting tobacco in all its forms has enormous health benefits. Richland County Health Department Prevent. Promote. Protect. Nearly 2 weeks: circulation and lung functionality improve 5 years: risk of mouth, throat, esophagus, and bladder cancer are decreased by half and risk of cervical cancer and stroke decline to that of a nonsmoker 70% of smokers say they want to quit. Of young tobacco users in 2021, 60% tried to quit using all tobacco products in the last year. For current users of e-cigarettes, the most popular tobacco product among youth, more than half (54.2%) reported they intend to quit vaping and one-third reported a past-year quit-vaping attempt. Counseling and medication can triple a smoker's chance of quitting. Benefits of quitting : truth initiative 20 minutes : heart and blood pressure decrease 1 year : risk of coronary heart disease and heart attack is reduced 10 years : risk of dying from lung cancer is 50 % less likely compared with a current smoker's risk QUITTING TOBACCO Quitting tobacco in all its forms has enormous health benefits . Richland County Health Department Prevent . Promote . Protect . Nearly 2 weeks : circulation and lung functionality improve 5 years : risk of mouth , throat , esophagus , and bladder cancer are decreased by half and risk of cervical cancer and stroke decline to that of a nonsmoker 70 % of smokers say they want to quit . Of young tobacco users in 2021 , 60 % tried to quit using all tobacco products in the last year . For current users of e - cigarettes , the most popular tobacco product among youth , more than half ( 54.2 % ) reported they intend to quit vaping and one - third reported a past - year quit - vaping attempt . Counseling and medication can triple a smoker's chance of quitting .