Treatment
Motivational Factors
Listed below are some motivational facts from the American Heart
Association on how your body recovers after your last cigarette.
Within 20 minutes:
- You stop polluting the air
- Blood pressure returns to normal
- Pulse rate drops to normal rate
- Temperature of hands and feet increase to normal
Within 8 hours:
- Carbon Monoxide level in blood drops to normal rate
- Oxygen level in blood increases to normal
Within 24 hours:
- Chance of heart attack decreases
Within 48 hours:
- Nerve endings adjust to the absence of nicotine
- Ability to smell and taste is enhanced
Within 72 hours:
- Bronchial tubes relax, making breathing easier
- Lung capacity increases
Within 2 weeks to 3 months:
- Circulation improves
- Walking becomes easier
- Lung function increases up to 30%
Within 1 to 9 months:
- Coughing, sinus congestions, fatigue and shortness of breath all
decrease
- Cilia regrow in lungs, increasing ability to handle mucus, clean the
lungs and reduce infection
- Body's overall energy level increases
1 year:
- Heart disease death rate is halfway back to that of a nonsmoker
10 years:
- Lung cancer death rates drop
- Precancerous cells are replaced
- Incidence of other cancers--mouth, larynx, esophagus, bladder,
kidney, and pancreas--decreases
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