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Health TopicsSubstance Abuse and AddictionImpact Of Nicotine Addiction On The Body
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Does smoking have any effect on my immune system?

Dr. Michael Roizen, MD
Dr. Michael Roizen, MD
Internist
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Yes. Smoking causes inflammation in areas related to your immune system that make your immune system less effective in fighting all types of infections, whether flu, pneumonia, or any bacteria or virus that attacks you. Smoking also, by causing inflammatory changes in your lungs, diverts your immune system from fighting infections elsewhere, we believe, and even from rooting out cancer cells elsewhere, we believe.

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