The first day
More oxygen reaches your body
Carbon monoxide levels fall, allowing oxygen to reach your heart and muscles more easily.
Benefits of quitting smoking
The first day
Carbon monoxide levels fall, allowing oxygen to reach your heart and muscles more easily.
The first week
Food, flowers and everyday scents can start becoming more noticeable again.
The first few months
You may cough and wheeze less, while blood flow to your hands and feet improves.
The longer you remain smoke-free, the more your risk of heart disease, stroke and smoking-related cancers decreases.
Individual results vary. General timelines are based on guidance from the Australian Government Department of Health and Quit