Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking

Within 20 minutes: 

-Blood pressure and pulse rates drop.

-Body temperature in body parts return to normal.

Within 8 hours:

-Oxygen levels return to normal.

In 24 hours:

Chance of heart attack begins to decrease.

In 48 hours:

-Nerve endings begin to regrow.

-Senses of taste and smell go back to normal.

In three days:

-Breathing capacity becomes better as lung capacity increases.

Within two weeks to three months:

-More energy and body colors changes.

-Lungs function up to 30% better.

Within one to nine months:

-Ling cilia begins to regrow and coughing and sinus congestion and shortness of breath decrease.

In one year:

-The risk of coronary heart disease is cut in half.

In five years:

-The risk of lung cancer and cancers of the mouth, throat, and esophagus is reduced by 50%, stroke risk is also decreased.

In ten years:

-The risk of cancer of the bladder, kidney, cervix, and pancreas decreases.