20 Minutes After Quitting
- Your blood pressure decreases,
- Your pulse rate decreases,
- Body temperature of hands and feet increases
8 Hours After Quitting
- Damage caused by carbon monoxide starts to reverse as the carbon monoxide level in the blood decreases to normal,
- Reduced carbon monoxide allows for an increase in blood oxygen level, back to normal levels
24 Hours After Quitting
- Your chance of having a heart attack decreases,
- You might feel strange,
- You find it difficult to stay focussed,
- You might feel restless,
- You experience strong urges for a cigarette,
- Your body is getting rid of the nicotine
2 Days After Quitting
- Your nerve endings start to re-grow,
- Your ability to taste and smell are enhanced
3 Days After Quitting
- This is the hardest – the peak of first three days,
- Your body is screaming out for a cigarette,
- Food loses taste again,
- Coughing increases,
- Constipation is a common symptom
4 Days After Quitting
- Your ability to smell and taste improves dramatically,
- Your breathing becomes easier
5 Days After Quitting
- Things get much better,
- Your taste buds come back,
- You are able to breathe much better,
- Your sanity returns
7 days After Quitting
- The good effects of not smoking start to show,
- Your teeth become brighter,
- You smell better,
- You might be craving something sweet
2 Weeks to 3 Months After Quitting
- Your circulation improves,
- Walking becomes easier,
- Phlegm production decreases,
- Your lungs become cleaner which reduces risk of infection
- Smoker’s cough improves and you don’t wheeze as often,
- Fatigue is reduced, giving you more energy
Several Months After Quitting (1-9 Months)
- There is significant improvement in your lung function
- There is a decrease in coughs, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath,
- Tiny hair-like structures that move mucus out of lungs regain normal function – cleaning lungs and reducing infection.
- Your energy levels are greatly increased
1 Year After Quitting
- Your risk of coronary heart disease and heart attack is reduced by half,
- The risk of getting cancer is greatly reduced
5+ Years After Quitting
- Your risk of having a stroke returns to that of a non-smoker
10 Years After Quitting
- Your chance of developing lung cancer drops,
- There is a significant decrease in your risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas,
- Your risk of lung cancer is greatly reduced but remains higher than in people who have never smoked
15 Years After Quitting
- Your risk of coronary heart disease and heart attack is similar to that of people who have never smoked
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