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mpcamb

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60. In most cases already dealing with impared lungs with smokers.
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 07:16 PM
Apr 2020

Surprising that that is supportive.

Maybe there's less blood flow to the lungs. LisaM Apr 2020 #1
I was wondering that too, sort of. Mike 03 Apr 2020 #7
And there's less blood going to the lungs to clot. LisaM Apr 2020 #11
Thinking outside the box is appreciated, at least by me. Mike 03 Apr 2020 #16
Ha! LisaM Apr 2020 #19
In most cases already dealing with impared lungs with smokers. mpcamb Apr 2020 #60
my first thought was the tar, not the nicotine yellowdogintexas Apr 2020 #83
More likely that..... capechacon Apr 2020 #54
Yep I think lung tissue changes in smokers--mayby live love laugh Apr 2020 #82
Nicotine might have something to do with blood clotting or cytokine storm . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #2
You might have figured this out Mike 03 Apr 2020 #33
An additional α7nAChR agonist, anti-inflammatory Aimee in OKC Apr 2020 #73
Cannabis ought to be able to do the same... wonder if it's being studied as well. JudyM Apr 2020 #51
Not necessarily. Nicotine is an alkaloid. Cannabis is not & has own specialized neurochemicals. .nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #53
It's anti-inflammatory though, and has anticoagulant properties. JudyM Apr 2020 #56
Smoke Faux pas Apr 2020 #3
Sounds like Bayesian statistics biting scientists in the rear again Loki Liesmith Apr 2020 #4
Probably because.... SergeStorms Apr 2020 #72
As An Ex-Smoker RobinA Apr 2020 #74
You don't think smokers.... SergeStorms Apr 2020 #84
Did they also test baguette eaters and pate' lovers? Wine aficionados? Jerry Lewis fans? BamaRefugee Apr 2020 #5
I'm very skeptical of studies like this IronLionZion Apr 2020 #6
Maybe the smokers, knowing they were more at risk... moriah Apr 2020 #64
We knew there was some Sgent Apr 2020 #79
Ahead of his time The Mouth Apr 2020 #8
You beat me to it. n/t customerserviceguy Apr 2020 #30
All of this self-isolating sdfernando Apr 2020 #42
! JudyM Apr 2020 #50
Maybe lung cancer, but who's counting? brush Apr 2020 #9
I'll take it. For me, the report adds a positive to smoking as a "coping mechanism." ancianita Apr 2020 #10
+1 In grade school I had a crush on Alain Delon but didn't appalachiablue Apr 2020 #29
Hahaha... yes, anything helps! ancianita Apr 2020 #39
This is what I posted on another thread about this topic. Mike 03 Apr 2020 #12
Thank you for this! Interesting stuff! ancianita Apr 2020 #40
Check out nicotine properties, anti viral, poss Alz treatment appalachiablue Apr 2020 #81
If this is true... Marrah_Goodman Apr 2020 #13
I have another good reason to vape right now Leith Apr 2020 #21
She freaked after all the BS erroneous media reports that failed to mention the real problem Marrah_Goodman Apr 2020 #26
They should also compare their findings with people who use nicotine but NOT by Mike 03 Apr 2020 #14
Interesting text from the article... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #15
Thank you for catching this. Mike 03 Apr 2020 #17
So, finally a problem we can solve with alcohol and cigarettes? htuttle Apr 2020 #18
But not at the same time, lest one combusts. eggplant Apr 2020 #41
add a little sugar and some caffeine.. stillcool Apr 2020 #46
Kick burrowowl Apr 2020 #20
The prisoners are really going to be fighting over the cigarettes now I guess. :) nt Sloumeau Apr 2020 #22
Pinched lungs or a substance that inhibits the virus bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #23
FWIW, I'm completely striking out finding ANY papers or articles Mike 03 Apr 2020 #24
OK, we'll start to see TP again Warpy Apr 2020 #25
My husband used to smoke and now vapes. EllieBC Apr 2020 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author customerserviceguy Apr 2020 #28
Four people I know would have loved to hear this! StarryNite Apr 2020 #31
Is it the smoke or the nicotine... imavoter Apr 2020 #32
Smokers of...what? B Stieg Apr 2020 #34
This sounds like really good news Chainfire Apr 2020 #35
Everything about this is wrong. Now I am FB my people, texting my sons. LizBeth Apr 2020 #36
My Father RobinA Apr 2020 #75
Maybe it's because smokers are obnoxious and repel others, thus achieving social distancing. Towlie Apr 2020 #37
Hey! LOTS of Democrats like me smoke! ancianita Apr 2020 #45
I find just the opposite. former9thward Apr 2020 #59
I'm An Ex-Smoker RobinA Apr 2020 #76
I quit smoking 10 years ago Skittles Apr 2020 #85
Yup, Smokers are a lot more personable I've found. tavernier Apr 2020 #78
Long long ago when I was a waitress I preferred the smoking section EllieBC Apr 2020 #80
That's my hypothesis... Hugin Apr 2020 #67
Are smokers younger? Lower BMI? Less likely to have other health issues? Tiger8 Apr 2020 #38
This was the plot of an old short story Shrek Apr 2020 #43
Hey MAGAts! This just in! HuskyOffset Apr 2020 #44
In the words of their false Messiah-- "What have you got to lose?" /nt spudspud Apr 2020 #48
Oh, I get it now. A little reverse psychology, eh? Tiger8 Apr 2020 #49
This study brought to you by your friendly, neighborhood Big Tobacco firm. /nt spudspud Apr 2020 #47
If smoking prevented Coronavirus, Mr.Bill Apr 2020 #52
and............................... trixie2 Apr 2020 #55
it doesn't make me want to go outside, barbtries Apr 2020 #57
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking! klook Apr 2020 #58
Try googling "nicotine kills viruses and bacteria" Maeve Apr 2020 #61
This study brought to you by Altria JDC Apr 2020 #62
Study sponsored by Joe Camel amuse bouche Apr 2020 #63
It's because nobody will come within 10ft of a smoker... Hugin Apr 2020 #65
Hmmm. When this first broke out in China, PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #66
Let's say it turns out to be true... Hugin Apr 2020 #69
I don't believe Rebl2 Apr 2020 #71
No one gets within 6 ft of them Soxfan58 Apr 2020 #68
Call your broker in the morning and safeinOhio Apr 2020 #70
I thought this was a respiratory illness. Initech Apr 2020 #77
One of the reasons given for why Italy was hit so hard was because smoking was common JI7 Apr 2020 #86
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