Did you know when a person quits using tobacco products the body begins to change almost immediately?
- Twenty minutes after the last cigarette: Blood pressure and pulse rate drop, and body temperature of hands and feet increases.
- Eight hours after the last cigarette: Carbon monoxide level in the blood drops to normal, and oxygen level in blood increases to normal.
- Twenty-four hours after the last cigarette: The chance of a heart attack decreases.
- Forty-eight hours after the last cigarette: Nerve endings begin regrowth and the ability to taste and smell begin to improve.
- One year after the last cigarette: The risk of coronary heart disease is about half that of a smoker.