1. Your pulse returns to
normal.
Nicotine is reduced by 90%
and carbon monoxide levels
in your blood reduce by
75%. Your circulation
improves.
Carbon monoxide and
nicotine almost eliminated
from your body. Lungs start to
clear out smoking debris.
All traces of nicotine are
removed from your body.
Taste and smells improve.
Circulation improves. You will find that breathing is
easier. Bronchial tubes begin
to relax and you'll feel more
energetic.
The excess risk of a heart
attack reduces by half.
Risk of lung cancer falls to
about half that of a
continuing smoker. Risk of a
heart attack falls to the
dame as someone who
has never smoked.
HEALTH
BENEFITS
12
3
6 5
4
7
20
mins
8
hours
24
hours
48
hours
72
hours
10-15
years
2
weeks
1
year
from quitting smoking
Put together by Laura Woolley, student at Teesside University and volunteer for Tees
Valley Public Health.