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Does smoking cigarettes permanently constrict blood vessels?
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No: Long term smoking can cause vascular disease. Stop now.
Answered 3/24/2016
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Yes possibly: Smoking leads to diseases like heart disease which causes permanent narrowing of arteries however the risk of developing disease like heart disease reduce slowly after quitting.
Answered 7/29/2017
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