Benefits of quitting

Changes your Body will go through when you Quit Smoking

• Your body will begin to repair itself as soon as you stop smoking – and you’ll go on feeling the health benefits for the rest of your life.
• 20 minutes after stopping your blood pressure and pulse rate will return to normal, circulation improves in hands and feet, making them warmer.
• 8 hours after stopping Nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in blood will be cut by half and oxygen levels will return to normal. Chances of a heart attack start to fall.
• 24 hours after stopping carbon monoxide will be eliminated from your body and your lungs will start to clear out mucus and other smoking debris.
• 48 hours after stopping your body is now free of nicotine and your sense of smell and taste improves.
• 72 hours after stopping you should be breathing more easily. Airway passages in the lungs begin to relax. Energy levels increase.
• 2-12 weeks after stopping your circulation is improving, making walking easier.
• 3-9 months after stopping your lung function has increased by up to 10%. That means less coughing and wheezing and fewer breathing problems.
• 5 years after stopping your risk of a heart attack has fallen to about half that of a smoker.
• 10 years after stopping your risk of contracting lung cancer has fallen to half that of a smoker and your risk of having a heart attack is the same as if you’d never smoked.