Quit Smoking! The Benefit Timeline Provided by Carl Labbe RPh
Stop smoking, and within...
- 20 minutes: blood pressure drops to normalpulse rate drops to normal bodytemperature of hands and feet increases to normal
- 8 hours: carbon monoxide (CO) blood level drops to normaloxygen (O2) blood level increases to normal
- 24 hours: chance of heart attack begins to decrease
- 48 hours: nerve endings start to regrow ability to smell and taste is enhanced
- ½ to 3 months: circulation improves walking becomes easier lung function increases up to 30%
- to 9 months: "coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath all decrease cilia regrow in lungs, increasing ability to "clean" lungs, reducing likelyhood of infection body's overall energy increases
- 1 year: Excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker
- 5 years: lung cancer death rate decreases by ½
- 10 years: "lung cancer death rate equivalent to non-smoker precancerous cells are replaced by healthy cells risk of other cancers (mouth, throat, bladder, etc) decreases
- 15 years: You are at no more risk of heart disease than if you never smoked!
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