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20 minutes after you smoke that last cigarette, your body begins a
series of changes that continue for years.
20 Minutes After Quitting
Your heart rate drops.
12 hours After Quitting
Carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.
2 Weeks to 3 Months After Quitting
Your heart attack risk begins to drop.
Your lung function begins to improve.
1 to 9 Months After Quitting
Your coughing and shortness of breath decrease.
1 Year After Quitting
Your added risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s
5 Years After Quitting
Your stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker’s 5-15 years after
quitting
10 Years After Quitting
Your lung cancer death rate is about half that of a smoker’s.
Your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney,
and pancreas decreases
15 Years After Quitting
Your risk of coronary heart disease is back to that of a nonsmoker’s
Compared to smokers, your…
- Stroke risk is reduced to that of a
person who never smoked after 5 to 15 years of not smoking
- Cancers of the mouth, throat, and
esophagus risks are halved 5 years after quitting
- Cancer of the larynx risk is reduced
after quitting
- Coronary heart disease risk is cut by
half 1 year after quitting and is nearly the same as someone who
never smoked 15 years after quitting
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
risk of death is reduced after you quit Lung cancer risk drops by as
much as half 10 years after quitting
- Ulcer risk drops after quitting
- Bladder cancer risk is halved a few
years after quitting
- Peripheral artery disease goes down
after quitting
- Cervical cancer risk is reduced a few
years after quitting
- Low birth weight baby risk drops to
normal if you quit before pregnancy or during your first trimester
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