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As soon as you quit smoking you will start to feel better. Even better, you will be taking a huge step towards being healthy for your entire life.

• 20 minutes after quitting, your blood pressure will be back to normal.
• 8 hours after quitting, the carbon monoxide levels in your blood will be back to normal.
• 1 day after quitting, your risk of having a heart attack decreases.
• 3 months after quitting, your lungs will be more efficient and your circulation will be improved.
• 1 year after quitting, your risk of having a heart attack will be about half of what it would have been if you had kept smoking.
• 10 years after quitting, your risk of dying from lung cancer will be about half of what it would have been if you had kept smoking.
• 15 years after quitting, your risk of having a heart attack will be the same as that of a person who has never smoked.