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Can your body give up when you quit smoking?

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Dr. Ravi Chand answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Smoking: If you have been smoking for a long time, it may take the body 10 years to come back to baseline state after stopping.

Dr Villaplana agreed

Answered 8/21/2013

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