Within 20 minutes of stopping smoking your blood pressure, pulse rate and body temperature return to normal
Within 8 hours the carbon monoxide level in your blood returns to normal and your smokers breath begins to disappear
Within 3 days your chance of having a heart attack decreases and your nerve endings begin to redevelop. Your ability to smell and taste improves dramatically. Breathing also becomes easier.
Within 2 months your circulation improves. Lungs become cleaner which reduces chance of infection. Your smokers cough improves and fatigue is reduced giving you more energy.
After one year your chances of having a heart attack is reduced by half. The chances of getting cancer is also reduced.
After 10 years your risk of having a heart attack or stroke is the same as someone who has never smoked
Quitting smoking before the age of 30 eradicates the effects of smoking on your health in later life
You become a role model to your children, grand children, friends and family
You save thousands every year to spend on holidays and other luxuries you couldn't afford before
Quitting smoking stops your hard earned cash from lining the government and tobacco companies pockets - whilst they knowingly let you die from terminal illness!
Quitting smoking gives you decades more time to spend with your family and friends to enjoy life