Motivator Meter

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Health Benefits

Blood pressure and temperature of hands and feet return to levels before last cigarette.

$0.63 extra money to spend.

Health Benefits

Nicotine begins to leave system.

$1.88 extra money to spend.

Health Benefits

Carbon monoxide levels drop to normal so that oxygen is carried more efficiently.

$7.85 extra money to spend.

Health Benefits

Circulation and oxygen levels return to normal. Your chance of heart attack decreases.

$31.40 extra money to spend.

Health Benefits

Sense of taste and smell enhanced. Breath, hair, fingers, and teeth are cleaner.

$110 extra money to spend.

Health Benefits

Lung function increases up to 30%. (In some cases it takes longer.)

$220 extra money to spend.

Health Benefits

Cilia, the small hairs in your lungs, recover and remove more mucus from your system.

$478 extra money to spend.

Health Benefits

Coughing, congestion, fatigue, respiratory infections and shortness of breath decrease.

$955 extra money to spend.

Health Benefits

Excess risk of coronary heart disease is one-half that of a smoker.

$5,731 extra money to spend.

Health Benefits

Stroke risk is reduced to that of a non-smoker. (In some cases it takes longer.)

$28,653 extra money to spend.

Health Benefits

Risk of lung cancer drops to about half that of a smoker.

$57,305 extra money to spend.

Health Benefits

Risk of heart disease is that of a non-smoker.

$85,958 extra money to spend.

In 2002, a Board of Directors was established where ten individuals representing a variety of professional backgrounds became the founding board members.