People that smoke - weakened immune system

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Sounds more like opioids than smoking is her problem.

Smoke what?

I only drink during football season and subsequently I smoke as well. Well I was smoking and drinking outside in the freezing cold some nights and I ended up with an bronchitis that turned into pneumonia because I let it go untreated for a month. I also got a cold sore from my daughter that got it from daycare

I quit 4 years ago, and my overall health is ok, but I did take on High Blood Pressure, Bad Anxiety and weight gain that is hard to lose. But I can breath a lot better. I am starting to finally shed some weight though.

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I also got a cold sore from my daughter that got it from daycare

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wtf is wrong with you bama people.

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High Blood Pressure

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Nicotine is a pretty powerful stimulant. You may have damaged your cardiovascular system. Quitting smoking, past the initial withdrawal period, should have an overall positive effect on your blood pressure.

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Bad Anxiety

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Withdrawal, again. The only anxiety that smoking helps with is the anxiety caused by being addicted to smoking.

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weight gain

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Now, this is true - because most folks replace smoking with eating, and there is this whole deal of a stimulant boosted metabolism. So, that is a common (actual) side effect of smoking, but generally going to be better for you long term, as you can lose the weight.

You can't lose the immediate, permanent damage caused by every puff of every cig.

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I quit 4 years ago, and my overall health is ok, but I did take on High Blood Pressure, Bad Anxiety and weight gain that is hard to los

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I wonder if this is applicable to alcohol use as well? Blood pressure, anxiety, weight gain...

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Now, this is true - because most folks replace smoking with eating, and there is this whole deal of a stimulant boosted metabolism. So, that is a common (actual) side effect of smoking, but generally going to be better for you long term, as you can lose the weight.

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Its why models smoke. Curbs your appetite.

I smoked for almost 20 years, quit a little over a year ago. I got the occasional cold, but only have been really sick (flu, pneumonia, ect) once or twice in my life.