Within
20 minutes of the last cigarette:
The
blood pressure adjusts to natural levels, pulse rate adjusts to
normal levels and the body temperature of the hands and feet increase
to normal.
8
Hours:
Carbon
monoxide level drops to normal, oxygen level in blood increases
to normal.
24
Hours:
Chance
of a heart attack is significantly decreased.
48
Hours:
Nerve
endings start to re grow, the ability to smell and taste improves.
72
Hours:
Bronchial
tubes begin relaxing and lung capacity begins to increase.
2
Weeks to 3 Months:
Circulation
in the body improves, walking becomes easier, lung function increases
up to 30%.
1
to 9 Months:
Coughing,
sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath decreases. Cilia
re grows in the lungs, increasing ability to handle mucous, cleans
the lungs and reduces infection.
5
Years:
Lung
cancer death rate for average smoker (one pack per day), decreases
from 137 per 100,000 people to 72 per 100,000 people. After 10
years, rate drops to 12 deaths per 100,000 or almost the rate
of a person who never smoked.
10
Years:
Pre-cancerous
cilia are replaced. Other cancer such as those of the mouth, larynx,
esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decreases.
All
of these benefits are lost if just one cigarette a day is smoked!. |