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What Happens in Your Body After You Quit

Quitting smoking is one of the best decisions you can make for your health—and the benefits begin almost immediately.

Here’s what happens after your last cigarette:

Within 6 hours:

Your heart rate will slow.¹¹

Within 12 hours:

Carbon monoxide levels in your blood drop.⁹

Within 5 days:

Most nicotine is out of your body.⁹

Within 1 week:

Your sense of taste and smell improves.⁹

Within 3 months:

Your lung function and blood flow improves.⁹

Within a year:

Your risk of heart disease has halved.⁹

While the early stages can feel challenging, every day without smoking is a step toward recovery. Cravings and withdrawal symptoms are temporary—but the benefits are lasting.

Think of quitting as healing. Your body is working hard for you behind the scenes—every hour, every day.

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What Happens in Your Body After You Quit

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Here’s what happens after your last cigarette:

Within 6 hours:

Within 12 hours:

Within 5 days:

Within 1 week:

Within 3 months:

Within a year:

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