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Stopping
Smoking
Adds Years to Your Life.
So, What Happens When You Quit Smoking?
Information about health benefits of
quitting from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention:
• Within 20 minutes after you smoke that last
cigarette, your body begins a series of changes that
continue for years.
• 20 minutes after quitting, your heart rate
drops.
• 12 hours after quitting, carbon monoxide level
in your blood drops to normal.
· After 24 Hours: Your lungs begin to clear
out accumulated mucus and tar. Your pulse rate and
blood pressure begin to lower.
· After 48 Hours: Your sense of smell and
taste begin to improve as nicotine is eliminated from
your body.
· After 72 Hours: Your bronchial tubes begin
to relax, making breathing easier. Lung capacity
increases.
· After 2-12 Weeks: Circulation improves,
making walking and physical activity easier. Stamina
improves
• After 2 weeks to 3 months your heart attack
risk begins to drop and your lung function begins to
improve.
• 1 to 9 months after quitting, your coughing
and sinus congestion decreases. Lung function
improves. Shortness of breath decreases. Energy level
increases.
• 1 year after quitting, your added risk of
coronary heart disease is half that of a
smoker's.
• 5 years after quitting, your stroke risk is
reduced to that of a nonsmoker's.
• 10 years after quitting, your lung cancer
death rate is about half that of a smoker's. Your
risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus,
bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases.
• 15 years after quitting, your risk of coronary
heart disease and lung cancer is back to that of
someone who has never smoked.
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