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Old 19th July 2001 | 12:25
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Manflex55
 
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2 things here :

As U surely know, the body (brain cells, lungs, etc) is damaged each time U smoke, so whether U do or do not actually smoke during a flight won't change this "damage" history. The worst, aviation-related, effect of smoking is that CO adheres to the protein haemoglobin in the red blood cells, which damges both the breathing process & the O2-CO2 chemical exchanges. This results in an early onset of hypoxia @ altitude.

In addition to that, if U actually smoke during the flight, not only does it damage the A/C system of the aircraft, but it also reduces your "g" tolerance. U will B more prone to airsickness.

MF
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