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  • 20 minutes after quitting: Your heart rate and blood pressure drops. Pulse rate returns to normal. Body temperature of hands and feet increases to normal. (Effect of smoking on Arterial Stiffness and Pulse Pressure Amplification, Mahmud, A, Feely, J. 2003. Hypertension: 41:183.)
  • 8 hours after quitting: Oxygen level in your blood increases to normal. Carbon Monoxide level in blood drops to normal. Smoker's breath disappears (TobaccoFacts.org)
  • 12 hours after quitting: The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal. (US Surgeon General's Report, 1988, p. 202)
  • 2 days after quitting: Your sense of smell and taste will improve. You will enjoy your food more. Your risk of heart attack begins to decrease. (TobaccoFacts.org)
  • 3-4 days after quitting: Bronchial tubes relax and your lung capacity will have increased, making breathing easier. (TobaccoFacts.org)
  • 2 weeks to 3 months after quitting: Your circulation improves and your lung function increases. (US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, pp. 193, 194, 196, 285, 323). Nicotine has passed from your body; lung function increases up to 30%. (TobaccoFacts.org)
  • 1 to 9 months after quitting: Coughing and shortness of breath decrease; cilia (tiny hair-like structures that move mucus out of the lungs) regain normal function in the lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce the risk of infection. (US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, pp. 285-287, 304)
  • 1 year after quitting: The excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker's. (US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, p. vi)
  • 5 years after quitting: Your stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker 5 to 15 years after quitting. (US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, p. vi)
  • 10 years after quitting: The lung cancer death rate is about half that of a continuing smoker's. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, cervix, and pancreas decrease. (US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, pp. vi, 131, 148, 152, 155, 164, 166)
  • 15 years after quitting: The risk of coronary heart disease is that of a non-smoker's. (US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, p. vi)


Is it worth quitting? DEFINITELY!!
Benefits To Your Body
For more information about how we can help you quit smoking, download our brochure today. It provides information on program steps, the cost of the program, how to improve your lifestyle, and how to get started.
 

SurWay services should in no way be construed to replace medical or psychiatric care.  Always inform your doctor when undergoing changes in diet, taking health care supplements, and making major life changes such as quitting smoking!