01 Jun 2006 - The UK goes smoke free
What happens when you stop smoking ? | Time since quitting | Beneficial health changes that take place. | | 8 hours | Nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in blood reduce by half, oxygen levels return to normal. Circulation improves. | | 24 hours | Carbon monoxide and nicotine eliminated from the body. | | 48 hours | The decline in lung function and excess risk of lung cancer halts. | | 1 month | Appearance improves – skin loses its grayish pallor and becomes less wrinkled. | | 3 - 9 months | Coughs and wheezing declines. | | 1 year | The excess risk of a heart attack reduces by half compared to that of a smoker. | | 15 years | Risk of heart attack falls to the same as someone who has never smoked. |
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