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"How Quickly Do the Benefits of Quitting Start?" * "Just 20 minutes after your last cigarette, your blood pressure and pulse rate drop to normal and the body temperature of your hands and feet increases to normal." * "A mere 8 hours after your last smoke, the carbon monoxide level decreases and the oxygen level in your blood increases to normal." * "Just 24 hours after your last cigarette, you substantially lessen your chances of having a heart attack." * "Two days after your last cigarette, you will notice that your ability to taste and smell is enhanced." * "Three days later, your breathing should be noticeably better because your lung capacity will be greater." * "Your circulation will improve and your lung functioning will increase up to 30% within two weeks to three months after quitting." * "Between one month and nine months, the cilia in your lungs will regenerate, allowing your body to clean your lungs and reduce infection." * "One year after quitting, your risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker." * "Five years after quitting, your risk of stroke is reduced to that of a nonsmoker." * "Ten years after quitting, the lung cancer death rate is about half that of a continuing smokers. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decreases." * "Fifteen years after quitting, your risk of coronary heart disease is that of a nonsmokers. (U.S. Surgeon General's Reports (1988, 1990)

I do vape in my office, openly. Many have asked about it and some have converted to e-cigs as well by talking with me about it. In one case, a person was up for a promotion but apparently had to stop taking smoke breaks to be considered. The Director told him to come see me to get one of those "electronic things" to control his withdrawals. I too am pleasantly surprised by the tolerance, particularly in a corporate environment but if you ever visit our office, don't be surprised to see plumes of vapor coming out from some of the cubicles. It cracks me up every time.

I always believed we should endeavor to eschew obfuscation, but that's simple ole me.

oooo esoteric, nice word.