Benefits of Quitting Smoking

Benefits of quitting smoking are endless. In fact, the body goes through a series of changes within the first 20 minutes of your LAST cigarette.

20 minutes after quitting:

Body temperature of hands and feet increases

Blood pressure decreases

Pulse rate drops

After 8 hours:

Oxygen level in blood increases to normal

Carbon Monoxide level in blood drops to normal

After 24 hours:

Chance of heart attack decreases

After 48 hours:

Nerve endings start re-growing

Ability to smell and taste is enhanced

After 2 weeks:

Nicotine has passed from your body

After 1 to 9 months:

Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and
shortness of breath decrease.

After 5 years:

Stroke risk is reduced to that of people
who have never smoked.

After 10 years:

Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus,
bladder, kidney and pancreas decreases.

Risk of ulcer decreases.

Risk of lung cancer drops to as little as one-half
that of continuing smokers.

After 15 years:

Risk of coronary heart disease is now similar to
that of people who have never smoked.