{"id":227171,"date":"2020-09-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/covid-19-could-be-more-serious-for-smokers\/"},"modified":"2020-09-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T07:00:00","slug":"covid-19-could-be-more-serious-for-smokers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/covid-19-could-be-more-serious-for-smokers\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Could be More Serious for Smokers"},"content":{"rendered":"

As\u00a0many of us continue working from home, schooling from home, and practicing\u00a0safety precautions due to the COVID-19 pandemic,\u00a0we are still focused on staying healthy more than ever.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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One way to stay healthy is by practicing smoking cessation.\u00a0Recent studies\u00a0revealed\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>smoking doubles your risk of developing respiratory infections, like COVID-19<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Smoking also doubles your risk of getting sicker from COVID-19 compared to non-smokers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) advised the research community that COVID-19 could hit some populations harder than others.\u00a0<\/span>\u201cBecause it attacks the lungs, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could be an especially serious threat to those who smoke tobacco or marijuana or who vape.\u201d<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A\u00a0<\/span>study published in the New England Journal of Medicine<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a>, \u201cobserved more severe illnesses in smokers vs people who had never smoked to parallel what is seen in other respiratory viruses\u2026where smokers tend to do worse than non-smokers.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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So, as we practice social distancing and washing our hands, we might also consider practicing smoking cessation as another way to protect our health from the COVID-19 pandemic.?It is understandable that in times of stress and worry, staying \u201cquit\u201d is hard to do. There are resources to support cessation, many of which are free.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Quitting smoking will not only benefit the person quitting but will have a positive impact on bystanders in public places by reducing their exposure to secondhand smoke and keeping the air fresher for everyone to enjoy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you want help, call the California Smokers\u2019 Helpline at 1-800-NO-BUTTS or visit\u00a0<\/span><\/span>www.NoButts.org\/COVID<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a>, which offers free assistance to quit and stay quit. Research shows the California\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Smoker\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0Helpline to be highly effec<\/span><\/span>tive<\/span>. You can also visit Tobacco Free CA\u2019s webpage to learn more about the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>effects of smoking and vaping on COVID-19<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0Being smoke and tobacco-free is as important as washing your hands, covering your cough, and wearing a mask for your health and the health of your family and our community.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As\u00a0many of us continue working from home, schooling from home, and practicing\u00a0safety precautions due to the COVID-19 pandemic,\u00a0we are still focused on staying healthy more than ever.\u00a0   One way to stay healthy is by practicing smoking cessation.\u00a0Recent studies\u00a0revealed\u00a0that\u00a0smoking doubles your risk of developing respiratory infections, like COVID-19.\u00a0Smoking also doubles your risk of getting sicker […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":726,"featured_media":227172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11548","_seopress_titles_title":"COVID-19 Could be More Serious for Smokers","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-227171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-la-mesa-courier"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/227172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}