What are the benefits over time of quitting smoking?
When you quit smoking here is the Time-Line Benefits of what happens to your body. • 20 minutes after quitting: Your blood pressure drops to a level close to that before the last cigarette. The temperature of your hands and feet increases to normal. • 8 hours after quitting: The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal. Oxygen levels go up to normal. • 24 hours after quitting: Your chance of a heart attack decreases. • 48 hours after quitting: Your nerve endings start to regrow. Taste and smell is enhanced. • 2 weeks to 3 months after quitting: Your circulation improves and your lung function increases up to 30%. • 1 to 9 months after quitting: Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath decrease; cilia (tiny hair like structures that move mucus out of the lungs) regain normal function in the lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce infection. • 1 year after quitting: The excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of
