Within 20
minutes after you quit smoking
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Blood pressure drops to
normal |
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Pulse rate drops to
normal |
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Body temperature of
hands and feet increases to normal |
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8
hours after you quit smoking |
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The carbon monoxide level
in your blood drops to normal |
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The oxygen level in
your blood increases to normal |
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24
hours after quitting smoking |
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Ability to taste and
smell improves |
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Chances of a heart
attack decreases |
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48
hours after you quit |
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Nerve endings start to
re-grow |
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72
hours after you quit smoking |
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Bronchial tubes relax,
making breathing easier |
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Lung capacity increases |
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Two weeks to three
months after you quit smoking |
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Lung functioning
increases up to 33% |
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Walking becomes easier |
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Circulation improves |
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One to nine
month after you quit smoking
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Coughing, congestion,
shortness of breath decrease |
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Body’s overall energy
level increases |
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Five
Years being smoke free |
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Lung cancer death rate
for the average pack a day smoker decreases from 137 per 100,000 people to 72 per 100,000 |
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Ten years after
you quit smoking
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Pre-cancerous cells are
replaced with normal cells |
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Risk of other cancers (mouth, voice box,
esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas) decreases |
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Lung cancer death rate for average smoker
drops to 12 deaths per 100,000 almost the rate of non-smokers |