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When does the disastrous effects of alcohol and cigarettes start?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

If you are an addict: It begins the second that you pick up the first cigarette or the first alcoholic beverage.

Answered 6/16/2013

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