Timeline: What Happens To Your Body When You Quit Smoking

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Timeline:
what happens to your
body when you quit smoking?
heart rate
your
will already
20
drop back towards
start to
MINUTES
normal levels
AFTER
tips of your ngers and toes may start to
the
2
feel warm
early withdrawal symptoms
and
begin
(intense cravings, anxiety, tension, or
HOURS
frustration, drowsiness or trouble sleeping,
AFTER
increased appetite)
carbon monoxide in your
the
12
body decreases
to lower levels
blood oxygen levels
and your
HOURS
AFTER
increase
to normal
24
heart attack risk
your
begins to drop
HOURS
AFTER
your nerve endings will start to
48
enhancing your
re-grow,
HOURS
ability to smell and taste
AFTER
the nicotine will be completely out of your
3
physical symptoms of
body, meaning the
nicotine withdrawal
will generally peak
DAYS
(headaches, nausea, or
cramps) in addition to
AFTER
the emotional symptoms
lungs may start to feel
your
2-3
clear, and you'll
start
WEEKS
breathing easier
AFTER
your lungs begin to repair,
1-9
decreasing your coughing
and shortness of breath
MONTHS
AFTER
dramatically
heart disease is
your risk for
1
50
lowered by 50%
compared to
%
when you were still smoking
YEAR
AFTER
having a stroke
your risk of
5
same as someone who
is the
YEARS
doesn't smoke
AFTER
dying from lung cancer
your risk of
10
will drop to half that of a smoker's
.
Your risk of cancer of the mouth, throat,
YEARS
oesophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas
AFTER
also decreases
heart disease goes
your risk of
15
back to the same level
as
YEARS
who doesn't smoke
someone
AFTER

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