Benefits of Quitting Tobacco

As soon as you quit smoking, your body begins a series of healing or recovery changes that will continue for years.

20 MINUTES: Your heart rate drops to a normal level.

12 HOURS:  The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.

2 WEEKS TO 3 MONTHS: Your risk of having a heart attack begins to drop. Your lung function begins to improve.

1 TO 9 MONTHS: Your coughing and shortness of breath decreases.

1 YEAR: Your added risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s.

5 TO 15 YEARS: Your risk of having a stroke is reduced to that of a nonsmoker’s. Your risk of getting cancer of the mouth, throat, or esophagus is half that of a smoker’s.

10 YEARS: Your risk of dying from lung cancer is about half that of a smoker’s. Your risk of getting bladder cancer is half that of a smoker’s. Your risk of getting cervical cancer or cancer of the larynx, kidney, or pancreas decreases.

15 YEARS: Your risk of coronary heart disease is the same as that of a nonsmoker. 

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