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What happens 1 year after you quit smoking?
Day 365 without cigarettes: one year. The early days were about withdrawal; a year in, it's about risk. Your added risk of heart disease is about half that of someone who still smokes. Half, not zero: it keeps falling for years.
Coughing and shortness of breath usually ease within the first year. Cravings mostly fade, but an old trigger, a place or a person, can still spark an urge. Part 5 of the quit series (Day 1, Day 3, Day 7, Day 30, Day 365). Next: nuclear fusion vs fission.
About this film
A 46-second widescreen (16:9) explainer film, made in the Risograph print style, published on 2 November 2026.
One year without cigarettes: your added heart risk is already about half a smoker's, and still falling.
The style: Risograph print. True spot-ink print: halftone dots, misregistration, drawn in code.
Scene by scene
- 0:00Hook: day 365, one year
- 0:03From withdrawal to risk
- 0:08Heart: about half the added risk
- 0:15Half, not zero: keeps falling
- 0:19Lungs: coughing eases
- 0:25Cravings: an old trigger
- 0:31Verdict: half, and still falling
- 0:36Day 365, still counting
- 0:39End card: tomorrow, nuclear fusion vs fission
Transcript
Day three sixty-five without cigarettes: one year. Days one to thirty were about withdrawal. A year in, it's about risk. The big one is your heart: your added risk of heart disease is about half that of someone who still smokes. Half, not zero: it keeps falling for years. Your lungs had their turn too: coughing and shortness of breath usually ease within the first year.
Cravings mostly fade, but an old trigger, a place or a person, can still spark an urge. The verdict: half the added heart risk, and still falling. Day three sixty-five. Still counting. Tomorrow: nuclear fusion versus fission. Follow for more, or make your own at explain.film.
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