You 're right jseal. My dad and my step dad both had emphysema. one is dead and the other is now on oxygen. It causes hardening of the arteries. Can you say high blood pressure? I have smoked for 30 years and doing my damndest to quit. The Nicoderm CQ 21 mg. nicotine patches are the best I have found for the nicotine craving. I hate cigarettes. The smell, the taste, and the fact that I can't breathe afterwards. But I'm addicted to nicotine.. I hate to tell you this silentsoul but your marijuana is harder on your lungs than a cigarette. I talk from experience here. You better get off both of them. I was a 2 pack a day smoker now i'm down to about 5 a day.

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