| Time
Period |
Health Benefits |
| Within
20 Minutes |
Blood
pressure drops, pulse rates drops to normal, body
temperature of hands and feet return to normal |
Within
8 Hours:
|
Carbon
Monoxide levels in the blood return to normal
|
| Within
24 Hours: |
Risk
of heart attack decreases
|
| Within
48 Hours |
Ability
to smell and taste improves
|
| Within
72 Hours: |
Breathing
gets easier as bronchial tubes relax. lung capacity
increases |
| Within
3 Weeks: |
Mucus
in the lungs loosens, lung function and circulation
improves
|
Within
2 Months:
|
Blood
flows more easily to arms and legs, lung function
increases up to 30%
|
| After
3 Months |
Lungs
become more healthy, you breather more easily, you get
fewer colds
|
| After
1 Year: |
Risk
of sudden death from heart attack is almost cut
in half
|
| After
5 Years: |
Lung
cancer death rate for the average smoker decreases
nearly 50%
|
| Within
10 Years: |
Risk
of sudden heart attack and strokes becomes almost the
same as a nonsmoker, risk of cancer drop significantly
|
(Burnside, G., Spiers, A., Winckles, W. Help Smokers
Quit Kit. Ulster Cancer Foundation, Northern Ireland.) |
