1. What happens when you quit smoking? By Benjamin Gonsalvez

2. Straight after quitting Your breath smells fresher, your taste and sense of smell returns.

3. 12 hours after quitting Your blood carbon monoxide level is back to normal.

4. 2 weeks to 3 months after quitting Your risk of heart attack begins to drop, your lung function begins to improve.

5. 4 to 9 months after quitting Your breathlessness and coughing are reduced.

6. 1 year after quitting Your added risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s.

7. 5 years after quitting Your stroke risk is reduced to that of a non smoker 5- 15 years after quitting.

8. 10 years after quitting Your lung cancer death rate is about half that of a smoker. Your risk of a range of cancers decreases.

9. 15 years after quitting Your risk of coronary heart disease returns to that of a non smoker’s.