What happen when you quit smoking?

Discover what happen when you stop smoking cigarettes. From the 20 first minutes to 15 years after quit smoking…

After 20 minutes without tobacco

When you quit smoking, after the first 20 minutes, your blood pressure and pulse return to normal.

After 8 hours without tobacco

Stop smoking 8 hours and your amount of carbon monoxide in the blood decreases by half and the oxygenation of the cells return to normal.

After 24 hours without tobacco

Try to stop tobacco 24 hours and your risk of myocardial infarction decreases and the lungs begin to remove mucus and smoke residue. The body no longer contains nicotine.

After 2 days without tobacco

If you quit 2 days, the senses of smell and taste improve.

After 3 days without tobacco

3 days without cigarettes and breathing becomes easier.

After 15 days without tobacco

When you stop smoking 15 days, lungs are purified and at the same time, physical abilities and healing improve. The skin looks better.

After 1 month without tobacco

Your voice becomes clearer and the risk of infection decreases after 1 month without smoke.

After 3 months without tobacco

Blood circulation improves and lung function is improved by 30%.

After 6 months without tobacco

Better immune system, enhanced physical capabilities and coughing and loss of breath decrease.

After 1 year without tobacco

The risk of heart attack is halved compared with that of a smoker.

After 5 years without tobacco

The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat and esophagus is halved. The risk of stroke decreases and becomes comparable to that of a nonsmoker.

After 10 years without tobacco

The risk of lung cancer is similar to that of a non-smoker.

After 15 years without tobacco

The risk of heart attack is now similar to that of a nonsmoker.

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