04-28-2020, 01:53 PM
(04-28-2020, 08:27 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: Yeah,I'd have to see the experimental design on that one. I highly doubt there could be a substantial causal link there. In addition, smoking would make one more susceptible to requiring a ventilator because of the damage done to the lungs and it would likely result in a higher mortality rate for smokers.
I'm having trouble believing it as well. Apparently nicotine attaches to the same points of entry in your lungs that the virus tries to so nicotine acts as a inhibitor. All frontline workers in Italy and France are being required to use nicotine patches