Changes when you stop smoking

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Within 20 minutes of your last cigarette

• Blood pressure drops to normal

• Pulse rate drops to normal

• Body temperature of hands and feet return to normal

8 Hours

• Carbon monoxide level in the blood drops to normal

• Oxygen level in blood increases to normal

24 Hours

• Chance of heart attack decreases

48 Hours

• Nerve endings start regrowing

• Ability to smell and taste things is enhanced

72 Hours

• Bronchial tubes relax making breathing easier

• Lung capacity increases

2 Weeks to 3 Months

• Circulation improves

• Walking becomes easier

• Lung function increases up to 30%

1 to 9 Months

• Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath decreases

• Lung cilia regrow increasing ability to handle mucus, clean lungs

• Body's overall energy increases

5 Years

• Lung cancer death rate for average smoker almost halves

10 Years

• Lung cancer death rate down to almost that of a non-smoker

• Precancerous cells are replaced

• Other cancer risks decrease

ALL BENEFITS ARE LOST WHEN YOU START TO SMOKE AGAIN!

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