The dangers of smoking cannot be over emphasised. Quitting smoking can be one of the most difficult task you have ever undertaking (I know, have been down that path). The health benefit of stopping is amazing and thank God for wonderful body, Our body's ability to mend is beauty to behold! ... so long as we stop our self-destruction in time!

This recovery benefits timetable reflects averages and norms.

20 minutes....
Your blood pressure, pulse rate and the temperature of your hands and feet have returned to normal.

8 hours....
Remaining nicotine in your bloodstream has fallen to 6.25%
of normal peak daily levels, a
93.75% reduction.

12 hours.....
Your blood oxygen level has increased to normal. Carbon
monoxide levels have dropped to
normal.

24 hours.....
Anxieties have peaked in
intensity and within two weeks
should return to near pre-cessation levels.

48 hours.....
Damaged nerve endings have started to regrow and your sense of smell and taste are beginning to return to normal. Cessation anger and irritability will have peaked.

72 hours.....
Your entire body will test 100% nicotine-free and over 90% of all nicotine metabolites (the chemicals it breaks down into) will now have passed from your body via your urine. Symptoms of chemical withdrawal have peaked in intensity, including restlessness. The number of cue induced crave episodes
experienced during any quitting day have peaked for the "average" ex-user. Lung bronchial tubes leading to air sacs are beginning to relax in
recovering smokers. Breathing is
becoming easier and your lung's
functional abilities are starting to
increase.

5 - 8 days.....
The "average" ex-smoker will
encounter an "average" of three
cue induced crave episodes per
day. Although we may not be
"average" and although serious cessation time distortion can
make minutes feel like hours, it is
unlikely that any single episode
will last longer than 3 minutes.

10 days 10 days ...
The "average" ex-user is
down to encountering less than
two crave episodes per day, each
less than 3 minutes.

10 days to 2 weeks....
Recovery has likely progressed to
the point where your addiction is
no longer doing the talking. Blood
circulation in your gums and
teeth are now similar to that of a
non-user.

2 to 4 weeks....
Cessation related anger, anxiety,
difficulty concentrating,
impatience, insomnia,
restlessness and depression have
ended. If still experiencing any of
these symptoms get seen and
evaluated by your physician

Source www.whyquit.com/whyquit/A_Benefits_Time_Table.html

21 days....
The number of acetylcholine receptors, which were up-
regulated in response to nicotine's presence in the frontal,
parietal, temporal, occipital, basal ganglia, thalamus, brain stem, and cerebellum regions of the brain, have now substantially down-regulated, and receptor binding has returned to levels seen in the brains of non-smokers

2 weeks to 3 months...
Your heart attack risk has started to drop. Your lung function is beginning to improve.

3 weeks to 3 months....
Your circulation has substantially improved. Walking has become easier. Your chronic cough, if any, has likely disappeared. If not, get seen by a doctor, and sooner if at
all concerned, as a chronic cough can be a sign of lung cancer.

8 weeks.....
Insulin resistance in smokers has normalized despite average weight gain of 2.7 kg

1 to 9 months....
Any smoking related sinus congestion, fatigue or shortness
of breath has decreased. Cilia have regrown in your lungs,
thereby increasing their ability to handle mucus, keep your lungs clean and reduce infections. Your body's overall energy has increased.

1 year....
Your excess risk of coronary heart disease, heart attack and stroke has dropped to less than half that of a smoker.

5 years.....
Your risk of a subarachnoid haemorrhage has declined to 59% of your risk while still smoking. If a female ex-
smoker, your risk of developing diabetes is now that of a non- smoker.

5 to 15 years ....
Your risk of stroke has declined to that of a non-smoker.

10 years.....
Your risk of being diagnosed with lung cancer is between 30% and 50% of that for a continuing smoker. Risk of death
from lung cancer has declined by almost half if you were an
average smoker. Risk of cancer of the mouth,
throat, esophagus and pancrea have declined. Risk of developing diabetes for both men and women is now similar to that of a never-smoker.

13 years....
The average smoker who is able to live to age 75 has 5.8 fewer teeth than a non-smoker. But by year 13 after
quitting, your risk of smoking induced tooth loss has declined to that of a never-smoker .

15 years .....
Your risk of coronary heart disease is now that of a person
who has never smoked. Your risk of pancreatic cancer has declined to that of a never-smoker

20 years .....
Female excess risk of death from all smoking related causes, including lung disease and cancer,
has now reduced to that of a never-smoker ( 2008 study). Risk of pancreatic cancer has declined to that of a never-smoker

www.whyquit.com/whyquit/A_Benefits_Time_Table.html

Cool.

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Have done that.

Thats a very cool timeline ! really motivating to keep going and seeing how my health is improving!
I did some research and found a more detailed and visual one here:
https://smokingcessationformula.com/what-happens-when-you-quit-smoking-timeline/

Thanks for sharing

I quit smoking 3 years ago and it wasn't an easy task,I thank God I am now completely free tobacco bondage.