Can a smokers lung ever fully repair?
No, sadly once emphysema gets started it is a degenerative disease that cannot be reversed…. BUT, as soon as a person stops smoking the process begins immediately to slow down – stretching the end stage out to years or even longer. For people who have not yet contracted emphysema, they can usually throw off most of the effects of smoking within 6mo’s to 2 years. The cilia in the throat and lungs immediately begin working again; Bronchitis would begin to migitate, etc. See http://www.smokehelp.org/html/why_.html Goto Top How Long Can Nicotine Be Found in a Blood or Urine Test. 1 year assuming you are not working or living in the presence of second-hand smoke. Goto Top I’ve been using patches for like 4 years, off and on. I use them for months at a time and then gradually start smoking again after I take them off. I’m an RN and I believe I know the following: that using patches does nothing to help my cardiovascular system (meaning I’m still getting nicotine and it’s damaging my arteri
