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Why do smokers get a lot of lung infections?
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Ans: Smoking any substance damages the defense mechanism of the lungs. See: http://archives.drugabuse.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol12N1/Smoking.html and http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/cessation/quitting/index.htm Take care of your health.
Answered 4/28/2016
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