BrownNWG OP t1_j5l6ss2 wrote
Reply to comment by wirral_guy in We are the Brown University Nicotine Working Group. We study the causes, consequences, and treatments of nicotine and tobacco use. We're here to answer questions about anything we have the knowledge to answer related to tobacco use, ask us anything! by BrownNWG
>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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