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So, ALL smoking damage is permanent?

April 26, 2017damage PERMANENT smoking

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So, ALL smoking damage is permanent?

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No. Not if the smoker stops soon enough, i.e. before the onset of irreversible disease. The body begins to repair itself almost immediately. In fact, after 7-10 years off cigarettes overall mortality of ex-smokers eventually approaches that of people who never smoked.

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No. Not if the smoker stops soon enough, i.e. before the onset of irreversible disease. The body begins to repair itself almost immediately. In fact, after 7-10 years off cigarettes overall mortality of ex-smokers eventually approaches that of people who never smoked.