19/10/2026
🚭Stopping smoking is one of the best things you will ever do for your health.
Check out these tips to help you quit. It’s never too late.🚭
What happens when you quit?
The sooner you quit, the sooner you'll notice changes to your body and health. Look at what happens when you quit for good.
➡After 20 minutes
Check your pulse rate, it will already be starting to return to normal.
➡After 8 hours
Your oxygen levels are recovering, and the harmful carbon monoxide level in your blood will have reduced by half.
➡After 48 hours
Your carbon monoxide levels have dropped to that of a non-smoker. Your lungs are clearing out mucus and your senses of taste and smell are improving.
➡After 72 hours
If you notice that breathing feels easier, it's because your bronchial tubes have started to relax. Also your energy will be increasing.
➡After 2 to 12 weeks
Blood will be pumping through to your heart and muscles much better because your circulation will have improved.
➡After 3 to 9 months
Any coughs, wheezing or breathing problems will be improving as your lung function increases by up to 10%.
➡After 1 year
Great news! Your risk of heart attack will have halved compared with a smoker's.
➡After 10 years
More great news! Your risk of death from lung cancer will have halved compared with a smoker's.
🌐https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking/
