Fisher's Mom
Executive Chef
Here's an interesting new study that touts beneficial effects of moderate alcohol consumption for smokers.
Drink or Two a Day May Help Lungs - Yahoo! News
Drink or Two a Day May Help Lungs - Yahoo! News
Smokers, Raise your glass!
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Renee Attili
Head Chef
Wahoo! You don't need to tell me twice! I will start right now! Thanks
kitchenelf
Chef Extraordinaire
And being the non-smoker I am I saw this and immediately thought it was about "smokers" - you know - as in the thing you smoke a hunk of meat in? I already raised my glass before I knew it was something else - so 
Fisher's Mom
Executive Chef
Glad to be of help, Elf! I'm always looking for an excuse to raise my glass. One of my best friends is Russian and we all love to hang out with him because raising your glass to his dead comrades one at a time is mandatory!And being the non-smoker I am I saw this and immediately thought it was about "smokers" - you know - as in the thing you smoke a hunk of meat in? I already raised my glass before I knew it was something else - so
bowlingshirt
Sous Chef
Two wrongs don't make a right 
Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
I'm going to have to start smoking again!
keltin
Washing Up
let's see...mom drank a few each day, and smoked like a chimney until her last 6 years when other medical considerations made her stop. She died of lung cancer at age 84. So I can surmise that: 1) the drinking got her to that fine old age 2) don't quit smoking once you start because that's when the cancer sets in ...(mom, Peter Jennings etc), 3) if she drank as much as she smoked she'd be alive today, ummm
any other silly things I can come up with on this one, I'll let ya know
any other silly things I can come up with on this one, I'll let ya know
Fisher's Mom
Executive Chef
OK, it should be said that of course, no one should smoke. Ever. But I thought the article was interesting for those who already smoke and haven't been able to quit.
Robo, I know you were joking but there is actually some sad truth in what you said. Alcoholics who have sclerotic livers tend to develop liver cancers when they quit drinking. The current belief is that when you stop abusing a liver that you have already damaged, it tried to repair itself. Unfortunately, the damaged cells cannot work as well and often mutate into malignant cells. I've also heard that there is research to study whether or not the same is true for lung tissue. So obviously the answer is to never smoke!
Robo, I know you were joking but there is actually some sad truth in what you said. Alcoholics who have sclerotic livers tend to develop liver cancers when they quit drinking. The current belief is that when you stop abusing a liver that you have already damaged, it tried to repair itself. Unfortunately, the damaged cells cannot work as well and often mutate into malignant cells. I've also heard that there is research to study whether or not the same is true for lung tissue. So obviously the answer is to never smoke!
