The Stages of Quitting SmokingDo you know what happens to your body after you quit smoking?This is what you can expect:

20minutes

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12hours

AFTER

24hours

AFTER

48hours

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72hours

AFTER

9months

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1year

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5years

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10years

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15years

AFTER 20years

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Heart rate drops

Risk of pancreaticcancer is reduced

to that of nonsmoker

Carbon monoxidelevel in blood

drops to normal

Risk of coronaryheart disease isback to that ofa nonsmoker

Lung cancer deathrate is about 1/2that of a smoker

Risk of coronaryheart disease is

1/2 that of a smoker

Risk of strokeis reducedto that of a

nonsmoker

Coughing andshortness of

breath decreaseHeart attack riskdrops and lung

function improves

Breathing becomeseasier but flu-like

symptoms may appear

Sense of tasteand smell start

to improve

Anxiety is atits peak level

"On average, smokersdie 10 years earlierthan nonsmokers." - CDC