What happens after you quit Smoking tobacco cigarettes?

At 20 minutes after quitting:

* Blood pressure decreases

* Pulse rate drops

* Body temperature of hands and feet increases.

At 8 hours:

* Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal

* Oxygen level in blood increases to normal

At 24 hours:

* Chance of a heart attack decreases

At 48 hours:

* Nerve endings begin regrowth

* Ability to smell and taste improves

Between 2 weeks and 1 month:

* Circulation improves

* Walking becomes easier

* Lung function increases

Between 1 to 9 months smoke-free:

Starting as early as a month after you quit smoking, and continuing for the next several months, you may notice significant improvements in these areas:

* Coughing

* Sinus congestion

* Fatigue

* Shortness of breath

At One Year Smoke-Free:

Your excess risk of coronary heart disease is decreased to half that of a smoker after one year.

At Two years Smoke-Free:

Your chance of achieving long-term success with quitting tobacco increases significantly after two years.

At 5 years smoke-free:

* From 5 to 15 years after quitting tobacco, stroke risk is reduced to that of people who have never smoked.

At 10 years smoke-free:

* Risk of lung cancer drops to as little as one-half that of continuing smokers

* Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases

* risk of ulcers decreases

At 15 years smoke-free:

* risk of coronary heart disease is now similar to that of people who have never smoked

* risk of death returns to nearly the level of people who have never smoked