World No Tobacco Day is a global occasion celebrated on May 31 of each year, with the aim of drawing global attention to the negative and harmful effects of smoking and tobacco and its negative effects on public health, and reminding people of the dangers posed by smoking, both on the lives of individuals and on aspects economics for families and societies.
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And speaking of desisting from smokingHealthline has mentioned the health benefits of quitting smoking in different stages and how your body will treat itself, as a smoker can feel the benefits of quitting smoking within 20 minutes of the journey to quit smoking, due to the beginning of the return of blood pressure and pulse to their normal levels.
8 hours following the last cigarette
About 8 hours following the last cigarette, the carbon monoxide begins to return to the normal level, as carbon monoxide is one of the chemicals in cigarette smoke that will replace the oxygen molecules in the blood, which reduces the amount of oxygen it receives Your body.
With the decrease in carbon monoxide, your oxygen levels will begin to rise to normal levels, which feeds tissues and blood vessels that were getting less oxygen while smoking.
24 hours following the last cigarette
After regarding 24 hours, the risk of a heart attack is significantly reduced, due to reduced constriction of the veins and arteries, while increased levels of oxygen help your heart function as it should, and the level of nicotine in the bloodstream is significantly reduced at this time.
Two days following my last cigarette
The nerve endings damaged by smoking begin to grow 48 hours following the last cigarette, and you also feel that your senses are stronger, and that you smell and taste things better than they did before.
3 days following the last cigarette
After 72 hours, a person who abstains from smoking begins to breathe easier, due to the return of the bronchial tubes inside the lungs to relax and open more, and the capacity of the lungs increases following three days, which means that you can inhale more air.
Two weeks following the last cigarette
And 14 days following you smoke your last cigarette, you find yourself breathing and walking easier, because circulation and oxygenation improve, and lung function also increases by up to 30% two weeks following you stop smoking, according to the University of Michigan.
Six months following the last cigarette
And spending 6 months without smoking a cigarette is an opportunity to reduce your feeling of needing to smoke during or following a stressful event, and you also notice that you cough up less mucus and phlegm, because your airways have become less inflamed without being constantly exposed to cigarette smoke and chemicals inside cigarettes .
A year following the last cigarette
365 days without cigarettes, your lungs can boast drastic health improvements in terms of capacity and performance, you’ll breathe easier and cough much less.
Three years following my last cigarette
As for the passage of three years since Quit SmokingIt makes you less likely to have a heart attack than non-smokers. Reducing smoking helps oxygen flow to the heart as well as damages the arteries, and fatty tissue begins to build up, increasing a person’s risk of a heart attack.
