In just 20 minutes:
- Blood pressure decreases
- Pulse rate drops
- Body temperature of hands and feet increases.

In 8 hours:
- Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
- Oxygen level in blood increases to normal

In 24 hours:
- chance of a heart attack decreases

In 2 days:
- Nerve endings start regrowing
- Ability to smell and taste improve

That's just the beginning!!
The benefits and improvements continue...

From 2 weeks to 3 months:
- Circulation and stamina improves
- Breathing becomes easier
- walking becomes easier
- Lung function increases

From 1 to 9 months:
- coughing decreases
- Sinus congestion decreases
- Fatigue decreases
- Shortness of breath decreases
- Confidence and energy increases

1 Year smoke free:
- Risk of coronary heart disease is decreased by 90%
- Heart is almost back to normal state

5 to 15 years:
- Stroke risk is reduced to a level as if you had never smoked
- Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases
- Risk of ulcer decreases
- Risk of coronary heart disease is now similar to that if you have never smoked
- risk of death returns to nearly the level as if you have never smoked