smoking for five years?

Your body will bounce back as soon as you stop smoking...

No not at all. I have been smoking 6 years and just recently quit. If you quit now you would be amazed by the changes in your body. In about 15 years your body will be as healthy as someone who has never smoked before!

Here are some of the risks of smoking as described in Web MD:

Health problems. Are you out of breath when you walk up the stairs? Are asthma symptoms getting worse? Are you coughing a lot?

Long-term health risks. Are you afraid of having a heart attack or stroke? How about lung disease or cancer?

Risks to others. Do you worry about family members getting lung cancer and heart disease? Are you afraid that your children might start smoking because you do? Are you concerned that your baby may die of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) if you smoke? Maybe your children have frequent ear infections or asthma.

What do you gain by quitting? You can:

Feel better and be able to do more.

Have a younger-looking and healthier body.

Set a good example for others (especially children).

If you smoke, your child is more likely to smoke.

If your teen smokes, he or she is more likely to quit smoking if you quit.

If your child never smokes during the teen years, he or she is less likely to start smoking in the future.

Save money by getting rid of the cost of smoking. To find out how much you spend on cigarettes, see the Interactive Tool: How Much Is Smoking Costing You?

Be in control of your habits.

It is never too late to quit smoking. If you have been blessed to not to get cancer as of yet, quitting now can greatly increase your chances of avoiding cancer.

Here are a few link you can check out. I hope it helps!

http://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/quitting-to...

http://www.smokefree.gov/

http://www.becomeanex.org/

Never is too late....and you're still at the begging so yes, just stop asap and look forward to improving your health and be better off not only healthwise but financially too.

NO! It's a perfect time. Because five years is actually really short. My mother smoked for thirty years and quit and her lungs aren't completly well but she's made progress. :) Hope I helped.

~Holly.

Hell, I've been smoking 35 years. And I'm fit as a fiddle. Well, okay, maybe an oboe. But whenever I get X-rayed, they say my lungs are great. So much for that theory.

You'll just make it worse. You're not at your worst right now. Quitting smoking always helps.

not at all, in fact, after one year of being smoke free, your lungs will be as clear and normal as someone who has never smoked, they do regenerate.