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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 1 2 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.

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Your pulse returns tonormal.

Nicotine is reduced by 90%and carbon monoxide levelsin your blood reduce by75%. Your circulation

improves.

Carbon monoxide andnicotine almost eliminated

from your body. Lungs start toclear out smoking debris.

All traces of nicotine areremoved from your body.Taste and smells improve.

Circulation improves. You will find that breathing iseasier. Bronchial tubes beginto relax and you'll feel more

energetic. 

The excess risk of a heartattack reduces by half.

Risk of lung cancer falls toabout half that of a

continuing smoker. Risk of aheart attack falls to thedame as someone whohas never smoked.

HEALTHBENEFITS

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6 5

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20mins

8hours

24 hours

48 hours

72hours

10-15years

2weeks

1year

from quitting smoking

Put together by Laura Woolley, student at Teesside University and volunteer for TeesValley Public Health.