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Fax-to-Quit Louisiana Program
Healthcare providers in Louisiana recognize the need to treat patients who use tobacco. They realize that a brief intervention provided in the clinical setting is an effective strategy for helping patients quit tobacco use.
Our Fax-To-Quit Louisiana program follows the recommendations of the U.S. Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence which recommends brief counseling in a clinical setting. When medication is used with counseling, successful quitting is four times more likely.
Fax-To-Quit Louisiana uses the Louisiana Tobacco Quitline to help clinicians provide the counseling component recommended in the guideline easily and seamlessly.
For more information on the Fax-To-Quit Louisiana program, visit Quit With Us, LA
Additional guidelines on treating tobacco use can also be found at the Surgeon General's website.
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Smoking Facts
You can reap the benefits of quitting smoking in as little as 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes
Blood pressure and pulse rate improve to healthier levels.
After 8 hours
Carbon monoxide and oxygen levels in blood return to normal.
After 1 day
Your chance of a heart attack decreases.
After 2 days
Nerve endings regenerate; sense of smell and taste are enhanced.
After 2 weeks
Circulation improves and lung function increases.
After 1-9 months
Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decrease.
After 1 year
Chance of heart attack is cut in half.
After 5 years
Stroke risk is reduced to the same levels as a non-smoker.
After 10 years
Risk of dying from lung cancer is about half that of a current smoker.
After 15 years
Risk of coronary heart disease and death is about the same as it is for those who have never smoked.
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