The danger of quitting smoking is the possible occurrence of withdrawal syndrome, which is not related to age, but smoking has a lot of harmful effects on 80-year-olds, so it is recommended that the sooner you quit smoking, the better.
In the process of quitting smoking, there may be distraction, headache and dizziness, insomnia, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure and other manifestations of the withdrawal syndrome is more pronounced in older people, but the symptoms will be relieved if they persist. If the elderly continue to smoke may increase the risk of cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, pulmonary and other diseases, while the prevalence of diseases is greatly reduced after quitting smoking.
To summarize, it is recommended that the elderly should adopt a scientific and reasonable way to quit smoking, first of all, to establish a firm belief in quitting, to make a plan to quit smoking, to change the habit of smoking, to divert their attention or to do so with the support and understanding of their family members and friends, and so on.