Eleven??? You were a wild child, weren't you?

Not too wild but it was the city.

I really, really don't think the smoking or smoke causes MS. MS would then be as common as the cold. However, as I stated, I think it could possibly effect the course of MS and/or how a person feels due to the effect of smoking on the nerves.

About 3 years ago I got the "pleasure" of sitting next to a scientist on the way home from back east - 2+ hour flight of science talk. Anyhow, he owns a research company and was saying that they have found that tobacco doesn't cause cancer it is the chemicals used in the growing (pesticides) and manufacturing of the cigarettes. Made sense to me.

Anyhow, years ago when DDs were wee little ones I kept getting pneumonia. (Ultimately a titer was done and I don't have the antibodies to fight pneumonia). During 1 dr visit he was saying that since I only smoked 0-4 cigarettes a day, had a horrible marriage and had just left my husband, and was dealing with all those stresses he felt that quitting at that time would put more stress on my body and recommended NOT quitting. LOL. I eventually did but I thought that was interesting . . . a dr telling you NOT to quit.

BTW - I am not one to try to figure out how I got MS. IMHO, there are far too many variables and unknowns. (Right down to my ancestors diet. Potato blight in the 1800's?? LOL) But I like to find things that can help those that already have it such as the nanotechnology article I posted. Now that is way cool and something I would do if proven to help reconnect the damaged nerves.

I have known about MS for many, many years and about some of the research that has been done on it through out the years. That was my brother's job for 20+ years so I always heard things about it when he would talk about his work. After I was diagnosed 3 years ago we have talked more about studies that were done and are being done and identifying the "snake oil" treatments by reviewing the studies and study procedures, data collection, etc. He was concerned about a treatment I was considering.

In this particular article that I posted here, the study that was done on it was way too preliminary and unscientific for me to even agree to it. Again, I do know that smoking effects the CNS and could see that it could effect how we progress and/or feel. Hence, the reason I posted this article.

I don't smoke anymore, she says as she Puffs away..

Sally doesn't smoke.....she vaporizes!!

Spoooookkkkkyyyyy! So that's how Sally disappears. I always wondered how she was doing that. She doesn't go up in smoke, she vaporizes. *lightbulb goes on in tkriks haid*

The Prez signed the tobacco bill today. I don't know how that's going to effect us smokers and vaporizers. Since there is no tobacco in a vaporizer,I shouldn't think it should bother me.

Do you think I should send him one of my vaporizers..

I smoke. I also tried it for the first time very early in life. I have been on and off for 10 or more years now. I quit once for like 1 year and 1/2. It's a terrible habit and I hate it. But them sometimes I really enjoy it. Sometimes I'm really stressed and I feel like thats my only 'break'.

Sally, I think our smokeless cigs will be regulated now. If the FDA can regulate nicotine in cigs, they will most likely regulate the smokeless ones since they have nicotine. I am just so done with it all.