If you are an HIV positive smoker this is one of the most significant ways to improve your health.
Data from the HIV Futures 5 study shows that 47.6% of people with HIV smoke, more than twice the rate of the general population. Research has also shown that smoking cessation is one of the most important health prevention strategies people with HIV can undertake to reduce the incidence or impact of other health conditions associated with long term HAART (e.g. heart disease, strokes).

And, as people with HIV live longer and continue to smoke, they increase their risk of developing smoking-related cancers. Lifestyle changes like quit smoking can lower your risk of cancer. As soon as you quit, your body starts to heal and your cancer risk drops.