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FLIGHT FITNESS | SMOKING
The benefits of becoming smoke-free
While cigarette smoking is not prohibited
by the FAA,
it has several
hazardous side effects and many health conditions caused by smoking are medically
disqualifying.
A smoker typically carries a carbon monoxide
blood level of about five
percent. This may raise your physiological altitude from sea
level to about 7,000 feet. A smoker is much more susceptible to hypoxia and can
often
feel the effects of hypoxia at lower altitudes.
Those who quit smoking immediately
reduce their health risks and quickly derive many benefits:
- Your chances of getting sick from smoking
will be less.
- You will have more energy and breathe
easier.
- If you are pregnant, your baby will get
more oxygen and be healthier.
- The people you live with, especially your
children, will be healthier. Breathing in other people's smoke can
cause asthma and other health problems.
- You will have more money to spend on
things other than cigarettes.
There Has Never Been a Better Time to Quit
Smoking Cessation Tips:
- Assess the reasons you want to
stop smoking and what stands
in your way.
- Customize
your stop smoking program by creating a plan which considers all obstacles and
rallies all available support.
- Make plans to
stop smoking.
More
Information
Contact
us at 800-699-4457
to confidentially discuss your eligibility for FAA medical
certification.
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