How your body heals

20 Minutes
Blood pressure and heart rate decrease.
8 Hours
Oxygen level goes back to normal and carbon monoxide levels drop.
48 Hours
Chances of having a heart attack decreases and sense of smell and taste start improving.
72 Hours
Bronchial tubes have restarted their cleaning mechanism, so breathing is easier.
2 Weeks to 3 Months
Circulation improves, exercising becomes easier and lung capacity can increase by as much as 30%.
6 Months
Improvements in coughing, sinus congestion, tiredness, shortness of breath and colds.
1 Year
50% reduction in risk of smoking-related heart attack.
5 Years
Risk of having a stroke is now reduced to that of a non-smoker.
+10 Years
Risk of dying from lung cancer will decrease by half.
15 Years
Risk of dying from a heart attack is the same as a person who has never smoked.