Within 20 minutes … Blood pressure and pulse rate drop to normal, and hand and foot temperature rises to normal.

Within 8 to 12 hours … Blood carbon monoxide levels drop to normal, and blood oxygen level increases to normal.

Within 2 to 3 days … Nicotine by-products are removed from the system, sense of taste and smell are sharpened, Bronchial tubes start to relax and breathing becomes easier, and lung capacity begins to improve.

2 weeks to one month …Walking and aerobic exercises become easier, circulation improves, and energy increases.

1 month to one year … Bronchial cilia begin to re-grow and clean lungs; coughing, sinus congestion, and shortness of breath decrease

1 to 2 years … risk reduced by 50% of developing coronary heart disease, and reduced risk of cervical cancer in women.

5 to 10 years … reduced risk of mouth, esophageal, throat, bladder and pancreatic cancer.

After one year you could …

After five years you could …

·        Buy over 160 CDs

·        See 3 movies a week  for that year (popcorn included)

·        Take yourself and someone else on an all-inclusive trip to a 5 star Caribbean resort

·        Buy a new living room set

·        Get nearly 100 tanks of gas

·        Buy over 800 CDs

·        Get a flat screen TV with surround sound and the works

·        Take yourself and seven other people on a Mediterranean cruise

·        Buy a brand new hatchback car or make a down-payment on a luxury car, SUV, or full size truck

·        Make a down payment on a house