What happens when you quit smoking?

Physical Health Benefits When You Stop Smoking

This webpage looks at changes and health benefits that people experience in the minutes, hours, days, months and years after they stop smoking.

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What happens when you quit smoking?

20 minutes after you stop smoking

Your heart rate and blood pressure start to return to more normal levels. Your lungs start to clean themselves.

8 hours after you stop smoking

Carbon monoxide levels reduce, and oxygen levels increase so that cells can breath.

24 hours after you stop smoking

Your risk of heart attack has decreased. Nicotine will have left your system.

48 hours after you stop smoking

Damaged nerves start to regrow. Things may start to smell and taste better.

72 hours after you stop smoking

Your lungs open and relax, so you can breathe more easily.

One week after you stop smoking

You will be able to move more easily, as your blood and oxygen levels have improved.

One month after you stop smoking

Your energy levels increase further, and you're less likely to get infections.

Six months after you stop smoking

You'll be able to handle stress more easily. Your resilience will have increased. You'll also have a lot less chemical gunk on your lungs and won't be coughing it up.

One year after you stop smoking

Your lungs and body will be much more healthy. You can breath and move much more easily.

Three years after you stop smoking

Your risk of a heart attack or stroke has considerably reduced, because of reduced fatty tissue.

Five years after you stop smoking

Your risk of death from lung cancer has dropped by half.

10 years after you stop smoking

Your risk of dying due to lung cancer has considerably reduced. The risk of cancer of the mouth, oesophagus, bladder, kidneys and pancreas will also have significantly decreased.

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Health benefits of quitting smoking - hours, days, months, years

When you quit smoking, your body will start to heal itself.

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