| Gloria J. Kovacevich, RN (209) 296-2399 |
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Changes Your Body goes through:
When You Quit Smoking
Within 20 minutes of last cigarette:
Within 8 hours:
After 24 hours:
After 48 hours:
After 72 hours:
After quitting 2 weeks to 3 months:
After 1 to 9 months:
After quitting for 1 year:
After quitting for 5 years:
After quitting for 10 years:
After quitting for 15 years:
Rev. 1/04 Eileen Crossey Source: American Cancer Society.
When You Quit Smoking
Within 20 minutes of last cigarette:
- Blood pressure drops
- Pulse rate drops
Within 8 hours:
- Oxygen level in the blood increases
After 24 hours:
- Chance of heart attack decreases
After 48 hours:
- Nerve endings start regrowing
- Ability to smell and taste is enhanced
After 72 hours:
- Bronchial tubes relax, making breathing easier
After quitting 2 weeks to 3 months:
- Circulation improves
- Lung function increases up to 30%
- Walking becomes easier
After 1 to 9 months:
- Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath decrease
- Cilia regain normal function in lungs, increasing ability to handle
mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce infection
After quitting for 1 year:
- Excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s
After quitting for 5 years:
- Stroke risk is reduced to that of a non-smoker’s 5-15 years after
quitting
After quitting for 10 years:
- Lung cancer death rate about half that of a continuing smoker’s
- Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidneys, and
After quitting for 15 years:
- Risk of coronary heart disease is that of a nonsmoker’s
Rev. 1/04 Eileen Crossey Source: American Cancer Society.