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I have stopped smoking cold turkey 5 days ago after smoking 33 yrs admitted to hospital with acute bronchitis plus i still have a moist cough will it ?

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Congratulations: You are probably now starting to be able to smell things that you couldn't in the past & over the next 6mo your overall health should improve. You didn't actually ask a question. If you have one , start over and ask it.The site does not link questions

Dr Caplin agreed

Answered 3/26/2013

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