Posted by Brainbeard on November 6, 2010, at 9:42:08
In reply to Re: That 'Pill' Is Smokin'! » Brainbeard, posted by linkadge on November 5, 2010, at 17:13:03
> Obviously it doesn't destroy all vitamin C in your body or else, all smokers would have full blown scurvey, which they don't.
Obviously, I made an overstatement, but smoking decreases vitamin C blood levels dramatically: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/cgi/reprint/79/2/158.pdf
You know something about nicotine and blood, but something is not everything. Take it from me that it's an established fact that smoking diminishes blood circulation, which is why there exists such a think as 'smoker's hands', i.e. the phenomenon that smokers have difficulty keeping their hands warm because of decreased blood flow. Check this out: http://whyquit.com/whyquit/linksjblood.html
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As needed: bethanechol 25-50mg, oxazepam 5-10mg
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