Overview of How the Body Recovers After Quitting Smoking

It’s never too late to quit smoking and improve your health. The sooner you quit, the more you can lower your likelihood of developing cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

Quitting Smoking Timeline

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), your body begins to recover within minutes after smoking your last cigarette.

Here are the positive changes that your body will experience within minutes, weeks, months, and years of giving up tobacco:

• 20 minutes after quitting, your blood pressure and heart rate will drop. Among the side effects of cigarette smoking are elevated blood pressure and increased heart rate. Both your blood pressure …read more