Giving Up
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from my dad and the american cancer society:
As soon as you snuff out that last cigarette, your body will begin a series of psychological changes.
Within 20 minutes: Blood pressure, body temperature and pulse rate will drop to normal.
Within eight hours: Smoker’s breath disappears. Carbon monoxide level in blood drops and oxygen level rises to normal.
Within 24 hours: Chance of heart attack decreases.
Within 48 hours: Nerve endings start to regroup. Ability to taste and smell improves.
Within three days: Breathing is easier.
Within two or three months: Circulation improves. Walking becomes easier. Lung capacity increases up to 30 percent.
Within one to nine months: Sinus congestion and shortness of breath decrease. Cilia that sweep debris from your lungs grows back. Energy increases.
Within one year: Excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a person who smokes.
Within two years: Heart attack risk drops to near normal.
Within five years: Lung cancer death rate for the average former pack-a-day smoker decreases by almost half. Stroke risk is reduced. Risk of mouth, throat and esophageal cancer is half that of a smoker.
Within 10 years: Lung cancer death rate is similar to that of a person who does not smoke. The precancerous cells are replaced.
Within 15 years: Risk of coronary heart disease is the same as a person who has never smoked.