Several methods are available that can help smokers quit.
Buproprion has also proven to have a positive effect for smokers wanting to quit. These products have nearly doubled smokers ability to successfully quit. Smokers who quit before age 50 have half the risk of dying in the next 15 years compared with those who continue to smoke. Benefits of cessation include risk reduction for other major diseases including coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease. The excess risk of heart disease caused by smoking is reduced by half after one year of quitting.