"Hi. I smoke every single day. And I feel short of breath. What do you suppose is causing it?"

[Aristus]

Two patients in the same day. It's as if the last fifty years never happened, and we're still getting the "4 out of 5 doctors agree: Smoke Camels! Twenty-one great tobaccos make twenty great smokes!"

[Srkdqltr]

1. It hurts when I do this doctor.

Doctor says, than stop doing it???

[d_r]

2. did they get the covid vaccine???

bet that was it

[leftieNanner]

3. When my Dad returned home after serving in the Navy

WWII. South Pacific. He went to the doctor for a physical. Asked why the damn doctors couldn't find a cure for his cough. Doctor said "quit smoking". So he did.

The military always included cigarettes in the rations. It created a generation of smokers.

But now I think we should know better.

Makes me crazy when I see young people smoking.

[EarnestPutz]

5. My dad told the same story. Camel cigarettes in special war-time olive drab packaging. One...

....pack per day with one's rations.

[rsdsharp]

9. Lucky Strike changed their package from green to white during the war.

Their slogan was “Lucky Strike green has gone to war!”

[Cha]

10. Me too.. your last sentence.. and there's

so many.

[mitch96]

11. "Makes me crazy when I see young people smoking" What drove me nuts was seeing

Respiratory Therapists who smoked.. and a lot..
If anybody knows what smoking can do it these people.. We called them "phlegm busters"..
Or body builders who smoke.. Build a great body but screw up your lungs.. I don't get it...
m

[cloudbase]

4. If your patients are men,

tell them to only smoke the ones that may result in low fetal birth weight. Problem solved.

[mitch96]

12. Or tell them smoking causes "short penis syndrome" SPS for short.. That'll get 'em...nt

[EmeraldCoaster]

6. Question

Sativa or Indica?

[Aristus]

7. I tell my cannabis users not to smoke it, either.

I tell them I have no medical objection to cannabis, just don't smoke it.

[Walleye]

8. I used to smoke weed every day, now have switched to edibles to save what's left of my lungs.

So glad the medical marijuana dispensary nearby has some pretty good edibles

[multigraincracker]

13. Trying to save my veins,

so I only take my cannabis by subcutaneous injection.

[Ocelot II]

14. My mother was a nurse in the late '40s. She told stories of lung surgeries

where the patients' lungs were all black inside. They knew even back then what smoking did. Needless to say, nobody in my family did it (except that I tried it for about a month in college because I wanted to seem cool, which I definitely was not, but I couldn't stand the smell. My weed-smoking didn't last long either).

[UTUSN]

15. "HI I'm a medical 'professional' posting daily about boozing & mocking patients"

[Ocelot II]

17. Really?

Was that intended as an accusation or just a bit of snark?

[iemanja]

19. He didn't disclose anyone's name

[Ptah]

20. He's not mocking, he's lamenting.

A Friday post about a drink or two is not posting daily about boozing.

[BOSSHOG]

16. And republicans who play doctors on TV

Have brought smoking back to the Capitol. Because they are concerned with freedom.

My older brother smoked himself to death. I’ve got many vices but I’ve never smoked anything. I have no explanation, but I am thankful.

[milestogo]

18. I've had friends who were smokers and faced health consequences

like a stroke and cancer.

Question: Did your doctor recommend that you stop smoking?
Answer: No, why would he?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

21. My diagnosis (completely amateur): selective deafness.

Of course their doctor told them to stop smoking. They just didn't listen.

[milestogo]

22. Agreed.

I can't imagine a doctor not reminding someone of this. But people don't hear what they don't want to hear.

[Archae]

23. Tucker Carlson is talking up nicotine and slamming pot.

https://crooksandliars.com/2023/01/tucker-carlson-week-away-coming-out-pro