...completely in July, 2002.? I have not had anything to smoke since August, 2002, nothing! I feel better. I also do not drink very much alcohol either. Maybe 4 beers and 6 glasses of wine per entire year. How long does it take for a person's body to get completely healthy again does it take(average adult) after stopping smoking and heavy drinking? During my drinking days I would drink 3 to 4 cases of beer per week. I smoked on & off my adult life, mostly off but about a pack a day at my highest incidences usually for months at a time not years. Do I have a chance now?