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The Stages of Quitting Smoking Do you know what happens to your body after you quit smoking? This is what you can expect: 20 minutes AFTER 12 hours AFTER 24 hours AFTER 48 hours AFTER 72 hours AFTER 9 months AFTER 1 year AFTER 5 years AFTER 10 years AFTER 15 years AFTER 20 years AFTER 2 3 weeks AND months BETWEEN Heart rate drops Risk of pancreatic cancer is reduced to that of nonsmoker Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal Risk of coronary heart disease is back to that of a nonsmoker Lung cancer death rate is about 1/2 that of a smoker Risk of coronary heart disease is 1/2 that of a smoker Risk of stroke is reduced to that of a nonsmoker Coughing and shortness of breath decrease Heart attack risk drops and lung function improves Breathing becomes easier but flu-like symptoms may appear Sense of taste and smell start to improve Anxiety is at its peak level "On average, smokers die 10 years earlier than nonsmokers." - CDC
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The Stages of Quitting SmokingDo you know what happens to your body after you quit smoking?This is what you can expect:
20minutes
AFTER
12hours
AFTER
24hours
AFTER
48hours
AFTER
72hours
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9months
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1year
AFTER
5years
AFTER
10years
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15years
AFTER 20years
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23
weeksANDmonths
BETWEEN
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
