What Happens When You
Stop Smoking


No matter how long you've been a smoker, or how many packs of cigarettes you smoke each day, you body will go through the same healing process if you STOP SMOKING today. According to statistics compiled by the American Lung Association, your body will begin going through the following changes as soon as you STOP SMOKING.


Within 30 minutes of last cigarette.

 *Blood pressure drops to normal
 *Pulse rate drops to normal
 *Body temperature of hands and feet increases to normal

After eight hours

 *Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
 *Oxygen level in blood increases to normal
After 34 hours
 *Chances of heart attack decrease
After 48 hours
 *Nerve ending start regrowing
 *Ability to smell and taste improves
After 73 hours
 *Bronchial tubes relax, making breathing easier
 *Lung capacity increases
In two weeks to three months
 *Circulation improves
 *Walking becomes easier
 *Lung function increases up to 50%
In one to nine months
 *Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath decrease
 *Cilia regrows in lungs, increasing ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce infection
*Body's overall energy level increases
After five years
 *Lung cancer death rate for average smoker decreases from 157 per 100,000 people to 73 per 100,000 people

After ten years

 *Pre-cancerous cells are replaced with normal cell
 *Risks of other cancers, such as those of the mouth, voice box, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decrease