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How much smoking causes permanent irreversible damage?
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One cig: Every one that you smoke invites extra white blood cells in that break down the elastic fibers that make it possible for you to exhale. They're not growing back. As these go, emphysema gets worse and worse. Stop now. Your cancer risk, which is different and also very unpleasant, starts to increase over base after 10 pack-years or so.
Answered 6/8/2016
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