How quitting helps your health
Your health will improve no matter when you quit. Your body begins to heal within minutes
after you stop smoking. The longer you are free from tobacco smoke, the healthier you will
become. You will live up to 10 years longer than if you continued to use tobacco.4
•Chance of having and
dying from a heart attack
goes down
1
Day
• Senses of smell
2-3 and taste improve
Days
•Carbon monoxide level in
your blood drops to normal
•Oxygen level in your blood
goes up to normal
8
Hours
•Circulation (blood
flow) improves
•Breathing is easier
•Walking is easier
2-12
Weeks
1-9
Months
• Less coughing and sinus
congestion (stuffy nose)
•More energy
• Less shortness of breath
• Less chance of infections
•Blood pressure and pulse
return to a normal rate
•Hands and feet feel a
normal temperature
20
Minutes
Time since quit Effects on your body Time since quit Effects on your body
•Risk of heart disease is
1 half that of a smoker
Year
• Less chance of getting lung
cancer or lung problems
• Improved health if you
have diabetes, asthma,
kidney disease or other
chronic disease
•Chance of getting mouth,
throat, esophagus, bladder,
kidney or pancreas cancer
is cut in half
•Risk of having a stroke is
the same as a person who
never smoked
5
Years
10
Years
•Risk of lung cancer
is cut in half
15
Years
•Risk of heart disease
is as low as a person
who never smoked
How quitting helps your healthYour health will improve no matter when you quit. Your body begins to heal within minutesafter you stop smoking. The longer you are free from tobacco smoke, the healthier you willbecome. You will live up to 10 years longer than if you continued to use tobacco.4•Chance of having anddying from a heart attackgoes down1Day• Senses of smell2-3 and taste improveDays•Carbon monoxide level inyour blood drops to normal•Oxygen level in your bloodgoes up to normal8Hours•Circulation (bloodflow) improves•Breathing is easier•Walking is easier2-12Weeks1-9Months• Less coughing and sinuscongestion (stuffy nose)•More energy• Less shortness of breath• Less chance of infections•Blood pressure and pulsereturn to a normal rate•Hands and feet feel anormal temperature20MinutesTime since quit Effects on your body Time since quit Effects on your body•Risk of heart disease is1 half that of a smokerYear• Less chance of getting lungcancer or lung problems• Improved health if youhave diabetes, asthma,kidney disease or otherchronic disease•Chance of getting mouth,throat, esophagus, bladder,kidney or pancreas canceris cut in half•Risk of having a stroke isthe same as a person whonever smoked5Years10Years•Risk of lung canceris cut in half15Years•Risk of heart diseaseis as low as a personwho never smoked
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