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When smokers
quit--within twenty minutes of smoking that last cigarette the
body begins a series of changes.
At 20 minutes after quitting:
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blood pressure
decreases
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pulse rate drops
-
body temperature of
hands and feet increases
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At 8 hours:
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carbon monoxide
level in blood drops to normal
-
oxygen level in
blood increases to normal
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At 24 hours:
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chance of a heart
attack decreases
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At 48 hours:
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nerve endings start
regrowing
-
ability to smell
and taste is enhanced
The first year after
quitting:
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At 2 weeks to 3
months:
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circulation
improves
-
walking becomes
easier
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lung function
increases
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1 to 9 months:
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coughing, sinus
congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath decreases
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1 year:
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excess risk of
coronary heart disease is decreased to half that of a smoker
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Long-term Benefits
of Quitting
At 5 years:
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from 5 to 15 years
after quitting, stroke risk is reduced to that of people wo
have never smoked.
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At 10 years:
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risk of lung cancer
drops to as little as one-half that of continuing smokers
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risk of cancer of
the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas
decreases
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risk of ulcer
decreaes
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At 15 years:
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risk of coronary
heart disease is now similar to that of people who have never
smoked
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risk of death
returns to nearly the level of people who have never smoked
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