Many smokers mistakenly believe that it takes a long time to recover from smoking, or that the damage is permanent. Not true!
- Within 20 minutes of your last cigarette, your pulse rate returns to normal.
- Within 24 hours, circulation starts to improve.
- Within 48 hours, carbon monoxide and nicotine have been eliminated from your body.
- Within 72 hours, breathing becomes easier and energy levels increase.
- Within 1 month, physical appearance especially your skin improves.
- Within 3 months, coughing and wheezing declines.
- Within 12 months, your risk of heart attack reduces by half.
