Within 20 minutes |
- Blood pressure and pulse rate decrease.
- Body temperature of hands and feet increases.
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Within 24 to 48 hours |
- Chance of a heart attack decreases.
- Ability to smell and taste improves.
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Within 2 weeks to 3 months |
- Circulation improves.
- Walking is easier.
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Within 1 to 9 months |
- Coughing decreases in most people.
- Sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decreases.
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Within 1 year |
- Added risk of heart disease drops by half.
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Within 5 to 15 years |
- Risk of stroke drops to that of people who have never smoked.
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Within 10 years |
- The risk of cancer of the lung, mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decreases.
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Within 15 years |
- Risk of coronary heart disease is now similar to that of people who have never smoked.
- Risk of death returns to nearly the level of people who have never smoked.
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