Changes After Smoking Cessation
The benefit timeline2
This timeline shows when the benefits of stopping smoking will come
through after your final cigarette.
20 minutes I
8 hours I
24 hours I
48
hours I 2-21
weeks I
1 year I
10 year I
15
years I
20 minutes after last cigarette
Your blood pressure and your pulse rate return to normal.
8 hours after last cigarette
The carbon monoxide levels in your blood are halved.
24 hours after last cigarette
Carbon monoxide is eliminated from the body.
48 hours after last cigarette
Nerve endings start regrowing, smell and taste is enhanced, and
walking becomes easier
2-21 weeks after last cigarette
In the first two weeks to three months, circulation continues to
improve and lung function increases up to 30%.
1-9 Months after your last
cigarette
Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath
decrease. Cilia regrow in lungs which increases the ability to handle
mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce infection.
After 1 year
Your risk of a heart attack falls to about half that of a smoker.
After 10 years
Your risk of lung cancer falls to about half that of a smoker
After 15 years
Your risk of a heart attack is the same as someone who has never
smoked.
More Reasons
The average smoker saves thousands of dollars each year.
The absolute RELIEF from the crippling risk and worry about the
dangers of smoking.
Gone will be the shame, embarrassment, and "hiding out" that
often comes with being a smoker
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