What Happens When a Smoker Quits

By jennings.382

  • 20 minutes

    20 minutes
    HR and BP drop back down to normal rates
  • Period: to

    What Happens What A Smoker Quits

  • 12-24 hours

    12-24 hours
    The level of carbon monoxide in the blood drops to normal levels

  • 2 weeks

    2 weeks
    circulation and lung function improve

  • 6 weeks

    6 weeks
    wound infection risk decreases, blood viscosity improves

  • 2 months

    2 months
    lung cilia function is much improved

  • 1 year

    1 year
    Risk of heart disease is half as high as it would have been if the smoker had not quit

  • 5 years

    5 years
    The risk of mouth, throat, esophagus and bladder cancers are half of what they would have been.

  • 10 years

    10 years
    The risk of dying from lung cancer is half that of a current smoker’s.

  • 15 years

    15 years
    The risk of heart disease is now equivalent to a non-smoker’s.

  • 25 years

    25 years
    The risk of stroke is now equal to that of a non-smoker’s.