Smoking? Former
smoking-formerNo one has reached this rule yetStay stopped — the risk keeps falling for years
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Word for word, as generated for the example person below. Figures in the text are theirs.
Staying quit is one of the most valuable things you've already done for your heart.
Cardiovascular risk after quitting falls steeply in the first year and keeps declining for years afterward. Nothing to act on here — just worth not undoing.
Outcome-provenTested in randomised trials measuring heart attacks, strokes, or death, not a stand-in for them.· checked 2026-09-12
US Preventive Services Task Force — tobacco cessation interventions · Maintain
“Former smoker” — an illustrative profile, not a real user.
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Runs in lib/engine/preventionEssentials.ts as smoking-former.