WITHIN 8 HOURS
Carbon monoxide levels drop in your body and oxygen levels in your blood increases.

WITHIN 48 HOURS
Your sense of smell and taste begin to improve and your lungs work better making it easier to breathe.

WITHIN 72 HOURS
Bronchial tubes relax making breathing easier and lung capacity increases.

WITHIN 2 WEEKS - 3 MONTHS
Circulation improves, walking becomes easier because stamina and vigtor have improved and lung function increases up to 30%.

WITHIN 1 - 9 MONTHS
Reduced levels of coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath. New growth of cilia occurs

in lungs increasing the ability to handle mucous, clean the lungs and reduce infection. The body's overall energy increases.

AFTER 1 YEAR
Your heart will have returned to nearly normal and your risk of a smoking-related heart attack is reduced by half. The risk of heart disease also decreases.

WITHIN 10 YEARS
The overall risk of an ex-smoker dying from lung cancer is cut in half.

AFTER 10 YEARS
The overall risk of an ex-smoker developing cancer lowers to that of a non-smoker.

WITHIN 10 - 15 YEARS
The risk of acquring lung cancer will be roughly the same as if you had never smoked.