| Time Frame | Effects |
| Within 20 minutes of the last cigarette: |
- Blood pressure drops to normal.
- Pulse rate drops to normal rate.
- Body temperature of hands and feet increases to normal.
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| After eight hours: |
- Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal.
- Oxygen level in blood increases to normal.
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| After 24 hours: |
- Chances of heart attack decreases.
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| After 48 hours: |
- Nerve endings begin regrowing.
- Ability to smell and taste is enhanced.
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| After 72 hours: |
- Bronchial tubes relax, making breathing easier.
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| After two weeks to three months: |
- Circulation improves.
- Walking becomes easier.
- Lung function increases up to 30 percent.
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| After one to nine months: |
- Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decreases.
- Cilia regrow in lungs, increasing your ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs and reduce infection.
- The body's overall energy level increases.
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| After five years: |
- Lung cancer death rate for average smoker (one pack a day) decreases from 137 per 100,000.
- Cilia regrow in lungs, increasing your ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs and reduce infection.
- The body's overall energy level increases.
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| After 10 years: |
- Pre-cancerous cells are replaced.
- Other cancers, such as those of the mouth, larynx, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas, decrease (there are 30 cancer-causing chemicals in tobacco smoke).
- Lung cancer death rate drops to 12 deaths per 100,000 -- almost the rate of non-smokers
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