I smoked for about 3 years and quit cold turkey (its really not that hard) i was smoking just short of a pack a day but of course on weekends while drinking it was more than that.
I am a 24 year old Male in pretty good shape.
I quit smoking about 2 months ago. How long until my lungs are healed and normal?
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They will get better every day from now on. They say that after 20 years, they’ll be back to full health. But since you only smoked for 3 years, I bet it will be a lot sooner than that.
I’m with Q on this one. 20 years is what they say, but they are usually talking about people who have smoked for several years.
Very common misconception. Your lungs will never "heal". The damage you caused by smoking will never get worse as long as you stay a non-smoker but your lung function will never improve to the point as if you never smoked. Just stay a quitter and you will thank yourself later!