Did
you know…?
20 minutes after a
smoker quits
* Blood pressure and heart rate decrease
8 hours after a smoker
quits
* Carbon Monoxide and oxygen levels in blood
return to normal
24 hours after a smoker
quits
* Chance of a heart attack decreases
48 hours after a smoker
quits
* Better sense of taste and smell
2 weeks to 3 months
after a smoker quits
* Circulation improves
* Lung function increases up to 30%
1-9 months after
a smoker quits
* Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, and
shortness of breath decrease
* Cilia in the lungs regain normal function increasing
the ability to clean the lungs
1 year after
a smoker quits
* The risk of a heart attack is reduced
by 50%
* The risk of coronary hearth disease is half that
of a smoker
Office
of Health Promotion
