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wirral_guy t1_j5l3i3e wrote

I (M58) and I'll have stopped smoking 3 years ago in the summer after 40 years of 20ish a day habit. I do still use nic salt vapes.

Does the effect\damage of smoking stay with me (and my lungs) for life?

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BrownNWG OP t1_j5l6ss2 wrote

>I (M58) and I'll have stopped smoking 3 years ago in the summer after 40 years of 20ish a day habit. I do still use nic salt vapes.
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>Does the effect\damage of smoking stay with me (and my lungs) for life?

Congratulations on 3 years of staying quit! Your lungs begin to heal and improvements can be seen as soon as a few weeks after quitting. 20 years after quitting, the risk for most cancers in former smokers is equal to the risk for cancer in people who have never smoked.

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