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I had a cigarette this morning and for the first time in my life, my lungs felt like they were burning. what could this possibly mean?

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It means...: It means that you should say, "I had a cigarette this morning and it's for the last time in my life." The inhaling of smoke from burning organic material is damaging the delicate linings of the inside of the nose, throat, and lungs.

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Answered 4/27/2018

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