Watch this video as Beth Turner, CHES, Manager of Tobacco Control with the American Lung Association describes the differences between a pair of healthy lungs and a pair of diseased lungs. The diseased lungs represent the damage caused from smoking roughly 1 pack of cigarettes per day for 20 years.

Did you know?

• The diseased lungs are an example of the damage caused by cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke contains over 7,000 toxic chemicals, and about 70 have been known to cause cancer.*
• The diseased lungs will only partially inflate due to the extensive damage to the airways and lobes. This is often what happens when smokers develop emphysema.*
• Good news! Smokers’ lungs do have the ability to repair themselves if they quit smoking. On average, smokers’ lungs can heal themselves back to a healthy state after 10-15 years.*

To take your first steps toward your tobacco-free future, call Quitline Iowa:
1-800-QUIT NOW (784-8669)
www.QUITLINEIOWA.org
All Quitline services are provided free for Iowans.

For additional information and resources:
www.TobaccoFreePartnership.com
515-309-9507

*Source: American Lung Association, http://www.Lung.org