What happens physically after you stop smoking?
- 20 Minutes After Quitting: Your heart rate drops.
- 12 hours After Quitting : Carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.
- 2 Weeks to 3 Months After Quitting : Your heart attack risk begins to drop.Your lung function begins to improve.
- 1 to 9 Months After Quitting : Your coughing and shortness of breath decrease.
- 1 Year After Quitting : Your added risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s.
- 5 Years After Quitting : Your stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker’s.
- 10 Years After Quitting : Your lung cancer death rate is about half that of a smoker’s.Your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases.
- 15 Years After Quitting : Your risk of coronary heart disease is back to that of a nonsmoker’s.
