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Smoking cuts the risk of COVID-19 infection by half.

Posted on: July 6, 2020 at 12:35:24 CT
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https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.06.01.20118877v2

. RESULTS In the matched cohort, current smokers (9.8%) were significantly less prevalent among members tested positive compared to the general population, and to matched members tested negative (19.4%, P<0.001). Current smoking was associated with significantly reduced odds ratio (OR) for testing positive OR=0.457 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.407-0.514). Among patients tested positive, there was no evidence of significantly increased risk of developing severe or fatal disease. CONCLUSION The risk of infection by COVID-19 appears to be reduced by half among current smokers. This intriguing finding may reveal unique infection mechanisms present for COVID-19 which may be targeted to combat the disease and reduce its infection rate.
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Did anyone know that docs recommend smoking pot to - Spanky KU - 7/6 11:03:48
     pure genius like the user losers(nm) - TigerFan92 STL - 7/6 12:40:56
     Smoking cuts the risk of COVID-19 infection by half. - TigerMatt STL - 7/6 12:35:24
          so cardiovascular disease is NOT an exacerbating factor - Spanky KU - 7/6 13:01:58
               This study specifically looked at active smokers. - TigerMatt STL - 7/6 14:14:48
     all I know is - cnk ATL - 7/6 11:12:11
          lessen symptoms.... already infected.... - Spanky KU - 7/6 11:44:33
          Me neither. That makes us 2-0. - kmawv8 MU - 7/6 11:13:52
               3-0 - Panthera MU - 7/6 13:18:05
     From one of your links: - kmawv8 MU - 7/6 11:11:33
          Ahem... - TigerMatt STL - 7/6 12:37:12
          '(THC) is known to trigger immune suppression.' - JeffB MU - 7/6 12:27:05
          Keep reading..... - Spanky KU - 7/6 11:14:59
               "cause by smoking, vaping, snorting/smoking..." - kmawv8 MU - 7/6 11:17:04
                    Do you think the post ashtray responded to implied - Spanky KU - 7/6 11:33:06
                         you sad "abused his body with pot" - ashtray UF - 7/6 11:33:55
                              Simple logic escapes you - Spanky KU - 7/6 11:42:13
                                   and help with COVID symptoms - ashtray UF - 7/6 11:53:10
                                        while killing you by exacerbating the heart complications - Spanky KU - 7/6 11:57:17
                                             Do you have a study to back up that claim - kmawv8 MU - 7/6 11:58:46
                                                  Yes - Spanky KU - 7/6 12:08:32
                                                  the latter - ashtray UF - 7/6 11:59:15
                                                       "I wasn't meaning edibles" - kmawv8 MU - 7/6 12:00:07
                                                            Certainly the implication was lung damage due to smoking - Spanky KU - 7/6 12:09:55
                                                                 so is caffeine - ashtray UF - 7/6 13:28:11
                                                                      What part of ABUSE drugs confuses you? - Spanky KU - 7/6 15:01:35
                                             not with edibles (nm) - ashtray UF - 7/6 11:58:33
     THC can be consumed in other ways besides just smoke (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 7/6 11:09:41
          and edibles exacerbate heart issues - Spanky KU - 7/6 11:52:50
               As a long time smoker (don’t do edibles) pot can weaken - Savage KC - 7/6 12:01:44
                    Yep.. I think the issue is what happens if one catches - Spanky KU - 7/6 12:39:36
               that's not what that study says - ashtray UF - 7/6 11:54:10
                    It is EXACTLY what the article said(nm) - Spanky KU - 7/6 12:40:15
                         you're lying - ashtray UF - 7/6 13:30:01
          up the butt is the only other way I can think of(nm) - dangertim MU - 7/6 11:10:30
               smoke up the butt would burn, I'd think. - kmawv8 MU - 7/6 11:12:13
                    suit yourself. Be sure to sign the ventilator waiver first. - dangertim MU - 7/6 11:13:22
                         I got some fantastic edibles in Colorado this weekend. - kmawv8 MU - 7/6 11:20:56
                              understood - just repeating the twitter comments from - dangertim MU - 7/6 11:29:40
     Smoking it? Edibles make more sense. Nm - SparkyStalcup MU - 7/6 11:07:53




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