Feeling Better
Nothing will improve your health faster, than quitting smoking. Within 20 minutes of smoking your last cigarette, the benefits of not smoking
already begin to be felt.
| 20 minutes |
Your blood pressure and pulse drop to normal.
|
| 8 hours |
The carbon monoxide and oxygen levels revert to normal.
|
| 24 hours |
The chance of a heart attack
decreases.
|
| 48 hours |
Your ability to smell and taste begin
to return
|
| 2 to 12 weeks |
Your lung function increases up to 30
percent.
|
| 3 to 9 months |
Coughing, congestion, fatigue
decrease as cilia regrows in your lungs
|
| 1 year |
The excess risk of coronary heart
disease is half that of a smoker.
|
| 5 years |
Lung, mouth, throat and esophagus
cancer rates reduced by half.
|
| 10 years |
Lung cancer death rate is similar to that of non-smokers.
The pre-cancerous cells are
replaced.
|
| 15 years |
The risk of coronary heart disease is
that of a non-smoker.
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