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| French Researchers To Give Nicotine Patches To Coronavirus Patients And Frontline Workers After Lower Rates Of Infection Were Found Among Smokers |
| 2020-04-23 |
| Posted by:Elmerert Hupens2660 |
| #11 Thought of that too EH2660; also vaping and heavy potsmokers. How about shisha? Also, could be that cigarette smoking becoming increasingly intolerated, people already give smokers a wide berth. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-04-23 17:07 |
| #10 Would be hilarious if this turns out to be true. Especially if ciggies and dip work but patches don't. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-04-23 15:19 |
| #9 I have some Bavarian Schnupftabak. Admittedly I've stopped for now...only took 3-5 snorts a day anyway, but still. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-04-23 13:20 |
| #8 Apparently there are no statistics concerning non-smoking tobacco and/or nicotine users (chewing tobacco / nicotine patches & gums) and China virus disease. If there's something to this it could be caused by a low dose of one of the other chemicals in tobacco smoke. |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2020-04-23 13:18 |
| #7 Nicotine is structurally similar Nicotinamide (B3) wonder if that has anything to do with it |
| Posted by: Bob Grorong1136 2020-04-23 11:40 |
| #6 The Americans are gargling with hot salt water and the French are gargling with wine ? |
| Posted by: Thaith Elmeresing6163 2020-04-23 11:23 |
| #5 Gin & Tonics, fine cigars. If I remember right, it was posited the virus would attach itself to particles in the air like smoke. If that is the case, a nicotine patch won't work - have to break out the Gauloises. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-04-23 11:02 |
| #4 ^That (and lack of desire to live for ever) is why I'm not quitting. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-23 10:47 |
| #3 Former smokers have a higher risk. Current smokers' risk is lower. Go figure. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2020-04-23 10:34 |
| #2 And before "they" said smokers were at a higher risk (which makes sense). Now it's not? GTFOH! |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-04-23 08:55 |
| #1 Not the bee! |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2020-04-23 08:52 |