Quit Smoking Body & Health Dashboard

Nicotine and Carbon Monoxide level reduce by half, oxygen levels return to normal.

Carbon Monoxide eliminated from the body. Lungs start to clear out mucus and debris.

There is no nicotine left in the body. Ability to smell and taste greatly improved.

Breathing becomes easier. Bronchial tubes begin to relax and energy levels increase.

Circulation improves, making walking and running a lot easier.

Coughs, wheezing and breathing problems improve.

Your excess risk of coronary heart disease is decreased to half that of a smoker after one year.

Your chance of achieving long-term success with quitting tobacco increases significantly after two years

From 5 to 15 years after quitting tobacco, stroke risk is reduced to that of people who have never smoked

Risk of lung cancer drops to as little as one-half that of continuing smokers

Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases

Risk of coronary heart disease is now similar to that of people who have never smoked

Risk of death returns to nearly the level of people who have never smoked