• blood pressure decreases
  
• pulse rate drops
  
• body temperature of hands and feet increases
  

At 8 hours:

• carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
  
• oxygen level in blood increases to normal
  

At 24 hours:

• chance of a heart attack decreases
  

At 48 hours:

• nerve endings start regrowing
  
• ability to smell and taste is enhanced
  

The first year after quitting:

At 2 weeks to 3 months:

• circulation improves
  
• walking becomes easier
  
• lung function increases
  

1 to 9 months:

• coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath decreases
  

1 year:

• excess risk of coronary heart disease is decreased to half that of a smoker
  

Long-term Benefits of Quitting

At 5 years:

• from 5 to 15 years after quitting, stroke risk is reduced to that of people wo have never smoked.
  

At 10 years:

• risk of lung cancer drops to as little as one-half that of continuing smokers
  
• risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases
  
• risk of ulcer decreaes
  

At 15 years:

• risk of coronary heart disease is now similar to that of people who have never smoked
  
• risk of death returns to nearly the level of people who have never smoked
  

THE OTHER SERVICES
There are more than eight million websites with products and services that offer to help you stop smoking. These programs come with price tags ranging from $15 to $2,500. Most of the time their goal is to profit from your cigarette addiction and not really help you quit.