Smoking: the benefits of quitting
After a person stops smoking:
- Almost all the nicotine is out of their system after 12 hours.
- The level of carbon monoxide in their blood is reduced and they will have more oxygen in their bloodstream after 24 hours.
- Most of the nicotine by-products are out of their system after 5 days.
- Their sense of taste and smell will have improved after a couple of days.
- Their blood pressure returns to its normal level within a month.
- Their immune system starts to show signs of returning to normal within a month.
- Blood flow to their hands and feet has improved within 3 months.
- After a year, the increased risk of dying from heart disease is half that of a person who has continued to smoke tobacco.
Remember, there is no safe level of tobacco smoking.
For more information, please click on the Australian Drug Foundation's DrugInfo Clearinghouse web site link below.
Last Reviewed: 20 September 2006
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