Question 1

what are the risk factors for taking metoprolol and amlodipine together and the effects that smoking cigarettes while taking them will cause.

Accepted Answer

BP control. : Both of those medications work to lower the blood pressure. Smoking cigarettes raises your blood pressure. The risk of taking both medications together would be lowering your blood pressure too much.

Question 2

recently, i have recently stopped smoking cigarettes and substituted them with an e cig.?

Accepted Answer

Good for you: Hopefully you will soon abandon the e-cig as well. Congratulations.

Question 3

how do you compare smoking cigarettes too hooca?

Accepted Answer

Tobacco is Tobacco: Experts suggest that there is no difference between smoking tobacco through a hookah or through a cigarette.  Both are detrimental to your health.

Question 4

what are the proven advantages of smoking cigarettes ?

Accepted Answer

See below : To the smoker none,  but lots of people get financial benefits from selling them.

Question 5

smoking cigarettes with vtach?

Accepted Answer

Bad idea: Any time you have had ventricular tachycardia (vtach), you need to take care of your heart.  Speak with your cardiologist about what medication they want to give you to prevent this again but anything that stresses your heart, can lead to problems.  Smoking decreases oxygenation, caffeine causes too much stimulation so have a better lifestyle will be key.

Question 6

is dipping worse than smoking cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

Yup & yes both bad: Both cause nicotine addiction.  Both cause cancer. Both are yukky. Smoking is worse for the lungs, dipping is worse for the gums, teeth, and breath.  Spitting brown soupy saliva tinged with tobacco is socially disgusting.

Question 7

what is safer vaping or smoking cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

Neither are "safe": As of 11 SEP 2019 The  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 6 deaths &amp; &gt; 450 possible cases of severe lung injury in 33 states &amp; 1 jurisdiction related to vaping. The mechanism of injury is poorly understood at this time. Don't recommend vaping. However, in general, smoking cigarettes tends to present with a higher frequency of side effects.

Question 8

is smoking cigarettes equivalent to smoking weed?

Accepted Answer

Yes and no: Both do harm to the body in different ways, nicotine is implicated with cancer , weed also has implicated with cancer in a recent study an increased incidence of testicular cancer was found . 
In regards to addiction they both cause increase of Dopamine which happens to be the chief chemical associated with pleasure, reward and re-inforcement of a behavior. I would suggest both not be used.

Question 9

does smoking cigarettes give you aches and pains?

Accepted Answer

Smoking &amp; Pain: There was a study that demonstrated increased low back pain with smokers. It only stands to reason that if it can cause low back pain, it may also increase incidence of other aches and pains.

Question 10

does smoking cigarettes show in a urinalysis test?

Accepted Answer

Not really: No nicotine shows up in urine analysis.

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