Within 20 minutes
- Blood pressure drops to normal
- Pulse rate returns to normal
- Peripheral circulation increases, returning body temperature of hands and feet
Within 8 hours
- Blood levels of carbon monoxide and oxygen return to normal
Within 24 hours
- Chances of heart attack decrease
- Within 48 hours Nerve endings start regrowing Ability to taste and smell are enhanced
Within 48 hours
- Nerve endings start regrowing
- Ability to taste and smell are enhanced
Within 72 hours
- Your lung capacity begins increasing
Within 2 weeks to 3 months
- Your circulation improves and your lungs become stronger, making walking easier
Within 1 to 9 months
- The lining (cilia) of your lungs begins to regrow, increasing the ability of your lungs to handle mucus, to clean themselves, and to reduce infection
- Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decreases
- Your overall energy level increases
Within 3 to 5 years
- Your risk of heart attack drops to that similar of a non-smoker
Within 10 years
- Your risk of dying of lung cancer drops to that of a non-smoker
- Your chances of getting cancer of the throat, stomach, bladder, kidney or pancreas also decrease to the average rate