If you stopped smoking this minute, at 10/03/2010 20:37:11, this is what will happen:

10/03/2010 20:57:11
Your blood pressure is dropping Your pulse rate is coming down to normal Your hands and feet are coming back to normal temperature

11/03/2010 04:37:11
The carbon monoxide poison levels in your blood are dropping to normal
The oxygen levels in your blood have risen to normal

11/03/2010 20:37:11
your chances of a heart attack are starting to go down

12/03/2010 20:37:11
you’re starting to smell and taste things you couldn’t before

13/03/2010 20:37:11
your breathing is getting easier as your bronchial (lung) tubes relax
your lungs start taking in more oxygen

24/03/2010 20:37:11
Between 24 /3 /2010 and 8 /6 /2010

8 /6 /2010 Your blood is moving round your body quicker and better
Your lungs are working 30% better than they were

Between 9 /4 /2010and 10 /12 /2010 You’ve stopped coughing
You’re not feeling so tired
Your nose and throat aren’t blocked up any more
You’re not so out of breath
The lining of your lungs is regrowing normally
You’ve got lots more energy
If you’re a bloke – your ‘parts’ start working better

10 /3 /2015 You’ve cut your chances of death from lung cancer by 50%
Your chances of getting heart disease have significantly decreased

10 /3 /2020 Your chances of death from lung cancer are almost the same as a non-smoker’s
All your pre-cancerous cells have been replaced
Risk of other cancers (mouth, throat, bladder, kidney, cervix) all goes down as well

 
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