Reduced risks of smoking-related disease
Better physical health
Every cigarette you smoke floods your body with thousands of chemicals many of which are poisonous.
From the very moment you smoke that last cigarette, your body starts clearing out all the nasty chemicals and gases and the repair process begins.
You’ll notice some benefits really quickly, sometimes within weeks or even days:
- your senses of taste and smell improve
- you start to breathe more easily
- you have more energy
Other benefits will follow, including:
- better blood circulation to your heart and muscles, which will make physical activity easier
- improved lung function, leading to reductions in any cough, wheezing or other breathing problems
Your longer-term risks of cancer, lung disease, heart disease and stroke will be significantly reduced:
- after 1 year, risk of heart attack is halved compared to a smoker
- after 10 years, risk of death from lung cancer falls to half that of a smoker
- after 15 years, risk of heart attack falls to the same as someone who has never smoked
You will also be less likely to develop type 2 diabetes, bone disease including osteoporosis, eye disease and dementia