AMI Stop Smoking Clinic™ | The SMART™ Shot

Why Quit?

How your Health improves after you stop smoking

		Immediately Air around you is no longer dangerous to you or those around you.
		20 Minutes Blood Pressure drops to normal Pulse rate drops to normal Temperature in hands and feet increases to normal
		8 hours Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal Oxygen level in blood increases to normal
		24 hours Chance of heart attack decreases.
		2 to 12 weeks Circulation improves. Breathing improves. Walking becomes easier.
		1 to 9 months Coughing and sinus congestion decrease. Shortness of breath decreases. Overall energy level increases. Lungs' ability to self-clean and reduce infection increases.
		1 year Risk of premature coronary heart disease is half the risk of a smoker.
		5 years Risk of stroke comparable to that of a nonsmoker.
		10 years Life expectancy is comparable to a nonsmoker. Lung cancer death rate is about half the rate of a smoker. Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decreases.
		15 years Risk of coronary heart disease comparable to that of a nonsmoker.
Note — Your lungs do not repair themselves after quitting smoking. The damage that is done is done!