WITHIN 20 MINUTES
• Body temperature of feet and hands increase to normal.
• Heart rate returns to normal rates.
AFTER 12 HOURS
• Pulse rate will slow and skin temperature increases.
• Oxygen level in blood increases to normal.
• Carbon Monoxide level in blood returns to normal.
AFTER 24 HOURS
                                 • Chance of heart attack decreases due to improved cardiovascular function and circulation.                                      
​• Fine motor skills and coordination increase.
AFTER 48 HOURS
• Nerve endings begin regrowing increasing your ability to smell and taste is enhanced.
AFTER 72 HOURS
• Bronchial tubes relax, making breathing easier.
• Lung capacity increases.
WITHIN 2 WEEKS TO 3 MONTHS
• Circulation, stamina, and walking improves.
1 TO 9 MONTHS
• Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath are decreased.
• Cilia re-generates in lungs increasing ability to reduce infection.
• Increased energy.
1 YEAR
• Risk of heart disease decreases by 90%
• Your Heart will have returned to nearly normal condition.
10 TO 15 YEARS
• Risk of lung, tongue, and throat cancer will be approximately the same as if you had never smoked cigarettes.

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For additional information on the benefits of living a smoke free life 

• smokefree.gov/reasons-to-quit​
• www.tobaccofreemaine.org/quit_tobacco/
• www.lung.org/stop-smoking/i-want-to-quit/reasons-to-quit-smoking.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/​
• quitday.org/quitting-effects/​
• smokefree.gov/quitting-smoking/reasons-quit/benefits-quitting​
• www.cancer.org/healthy/stay-away-from-tobacco/guide-quitting-smoking.html​​
• www.cancer.org/healthy/stay-away-from-tobacco/benefits-of-quitting-smoking-over-time.html​

           breazy.com/blogs/education/ways-to-quit-smoking-nicotine-replacement-therapy-cold-turkey-and-behavioral-therapy
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