Quit.

⚪️ Pearl Alert brought to you by emphysema and the brilliant doctors at Harvard Medical School.... ⚪️ You think we have a drug problem in this country? Well, yes of course we do. ⚪️ But tobacco kills 480,000 people per year which is 10x the number of all deaths from opiate painkillers and heroin. ⚪️ That’s also more than the annual total number of deaths from alcohol, drugs, AIDS, car accidents, murders and suicides COMBINED! ⚪️ Smoking is the single cause of preventable deaths worldwide. ⚪️ And it is implicated in many non-lung-related diseases like heart disease, cancers, blindness, diabetes, newborn prematurity, erectile dysfunction, stroke, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and aging skin. ⚪️ On the whole, docs are not doing a great job of screening for tobacco use or offering treatment options. ⚪️ If you smoke, consider the Cut Down to Quit method. Drop down by one cigarette a week until your body no longer depends on nicotine. . . . #drlexrx #stopsmoking #quitterswin #cutdowntoquit#balancebeforeburnout #wwwdrlexrxcom #wellness#healthylifestyle #mindbodybalance#oneminutewellness #healthandwellness#therapeuticlifestylechanges #holistichealth#burnout #doctorsofinstagram #workingwomen#workingmoms #momlife #doctorlife#doctorsareteacherstoo #healtheducation #drmom#physicianmomsgroup