Smokers¿

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Originally Posted by JackHb

Eventually your lungs will repair themselves if you stop. Unless you have smoked to the point where they are completely un-repairable :p

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I don't believe your lungs will " repair " themselves, it's going to stay like that forever, I think. Like brain cells, you won't grow them back once you've lost them.

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Originally Posted by Onizuka

I don't believe your lungs will " repair " themselves, it's going to stay like that forever, I think. Like brain cells, you won't grow them back once you've lost them.

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Its proven that they repair.
"If you stop even for a time, your body has the chance to repair some of the damage."

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU STOP SMOKING?

Your body will begin to repair itself as soon as 20 minutes after you stop smoking. Here is a list of common changes that you can expect.

20 minutes after last cigarette:

* Blood pressure drops to normal
* Heart rate drops to normal
* Body temperature returns to normal (hands/feet)


8 hours:

* Carbon Monoxide level in blood drops to normal
* Oxygen level in blood increases to normal


24 hours:

* Chance of heart attack decreases


48 hours:

* Nerve endings start to re-grow


72 hours:

* Bronchial tubes relax, making breathing easier - Lung volume increases


2 weeks to 3 months:

* Circulation improves
* Walking becomes easier
* Lung function increases up to 30%


1 to 9 months:

* Lungs (cilia) begin to heal, increasing mucus, cleaning lungs and reducing infection


5 years:

* Lung cancer death rate for an average smoker decreases from 137 to 72 per 100,000 people
* Lung cancer death rate for an average smoker drops almost as low as the rate of nonsmokers
* Pre-cancerous cells in the lung are replaced
* Risk of other cancers decreases (mouth, larynx, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas)

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Which is rare, stopping a smoking addiction isn't easy. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Onizuka

Which is rare, stopping a smoking addiction isn't easy. :rolleyes:

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I wasn't talking about stopping :P I was talking about your lungs repairing.
And i know it isn't easy.

Smoking is pointless.

I mean, if you're going to mess up your body, you might as well do it with something worth the trouble. :rolleyes:

me not smoker, don't plan too anyway. Unless theres a cure for its deseases it makes and a vacccine for it that way i can smoke and care less but i dont wwant too. :P

"I'm cool because I smoke! I stink of smoke, my fingertips and teeth are yellow, I also have cancer...YAY!"
Still think it's cool, kids?
Trust me, kissing a smoker is not very nice, think of your future partners!

I Kissed A Smoker, And It Tastes Horrible, Tasted OF Ashes n tht

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Originally Posted by Php

I Kissed A Smoker, And It Tastes Horrible, Tasted OF Ashes n tht

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Exactly. Worse than morning breath.

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Originally Posted by Rashelly

Exactly. Worse than morning breath.

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Lol, i agree