Tobacco Intervention Workbook Page 6
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20Getting started
Benefits of stopping
When you stop using tobacco, within 20 minutes your body begins the following series of changes.
20 minutes after stopping:
– blood pressure goes down
– pulse rate slows
– body temperature of hands and feet increases
Eight hours after stopping:
– carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
– oxygen level in blood increases to normal
24 hours after stopping:
– chance of a heart attack lessens
48 hours after stopping:
– nerve endings start re-growing
– ability to smell and taste improves
Two weeks to three months after stopping: – circulation improves
– walking becomes easier
– lung function increases
One to nine months after stopping:
– coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness
of breath decreases
One year after stopping:
– high risk of heart disease is cut down to half of that
of a tobacco user
Long-Term Benefits of Stopping
At five years:
– from five to 15 years after stopping, stroke risk is
reduced to that of people who have never used tobacco
At 10 years:
– risk of lung cancer drops to as little as one-half that
of continuing tobacco users
– risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder,
kidney and pancreas lessens
– risk of stomach ulcer lessens
At 15 years:
– risk of coronary heart disease is now similar to that
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of people who have never used tobacco
– risk of early death returns to nearly the level of people
who have never used tobacco
Financial Benefits of Stopping
One year:
– you will save more than $3,000
Lifestyle Benefits
– the freedom to go wherever you want and stay as long
as you want
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