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Nicotine patches - a defence against covid 19?

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jane1956 Thu 23-Apr-20 13:23:26

they must be readily available and relatively cheap.

bet they are not now!!

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NfkDumpling Thu 23-Apr-20 13:20:38

Perhaps chewing tobacco? No spitting though!

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GagaJo Thu 23-Apr-20 13:17:10

My ex had ulcerative colitis and was told that nicotine was good for it and that giving up smoking would ;and did) lead to a relapse in the UC.

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MawB Thu 23-Apr-20 13:13:12

However, it would be amazing if the use of nicotine patches proved to be beneficial because, I assume, they must be readily available and relatively cheap
1) Smoking damages your lungs and your heart and therefore puts you at increased risk should you catch the virus.
2) Nicotine patches can help you to give up smoking.
However to extrapolate from that ,3) that nicotine patches are a possible defence against Covid19 is really a bridge too far for me!
A dangerous suggestion IMO

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Dinahmo Thu 23-Apr-20 12:51:08

Doctors in France ask people admitted to hospital whether they smoke. 25% of the French population do smoke but only around 8.5% of those admitted to hospital with covid 19 were smokers. These figures are taken from 11,000 people admitted to hospital in the Paris area.

Their findings are now to be verified in a clinical study using frontline workers, those with covid 19 symptoms and those in intensive care, using nicotine patches.

Apparently a study of 1000 patients in China, where 28% of the population smoke found 12.6% of those with the virus were smokers.

The French are warning people not to start smoking because of the health dangers. However, it would be amazing if the use of nicotine patches proved to be beneficial because, I assume, they must be readily available and relatively cheap.

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