Health Benefits if you stop

Smoking

Make your next ciggarette your last ciggarette

20 minutes: Blood pressure and pulse return to normal

8 hours: Nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in the blood are halved, oxygen levels in the blood return to normal

24 hours: Carbon monoxide is eliminated from the body and lungs start to clear out debris

48 hours: There is no nicotine left in the body, taste and smell are greatly improved

72 hours: Breathing becomes easier, bronchial tubes begin to relax, energy levels increase

2 - 12 weeks: Circulation improves, making walking and running a lot easier

3 - 9 months: Coughs, wheezing and breathing problems improve as lung function is increased by up to 10%