[badboy99]

Okay lets unofficially see how many here smoke or use any kind of tobacco on a regular basis. Nicotine has shown again and again to be NEUROPROTECTIVE.

[anagirl]

Originally Posted by badboy99

Okay lets unofficially see how many here smoke or use any kind of tobacco on a regular basis. Nicotine has shown again and again to be NEUROPROTECTIVE.

I've never smoked..

Are you using the nicotine patch?

[Bogusia]

I smoked briefly when I was young and for 10 years worked in the office with three women who were chain smoking (2 -3 pack a day). One of them died of lung cancer when she was only in her forties.

[Tupelo3]

Originally Posted by badboy99

Okay lets unofficially see how many here smoke or use any kind of tobacco on a regular basis. Nicotine has shown again and again to be NEUROPROTECTIVE.

Never smoked or used tobacco

Good poll, Badboy, I hope we get a lot of responses

[johnt]

Never smoked. Smoking killed both my parents.

It will be interesting to see the risk profile of various tobacco based formulations. Are there any circumstances in which the benefits of smoking (e.g. a likely reduced risk of PD) outweigh the dangers? I suspect not. But hopefully patches, etc., offer the best of both worlds.

John

[lurkingforacure]

Never, not even in youth.

[Betsy859]

Originally Posted by lurkingforacure

Never, not even in youth.

My mother let me take a "puff" of her friend's cigarette when I was 6. I almost choked to death. Never again.
My father in law smoked most of his life and lived with a smoker. His brother had PD. My father in law got ET in his late 80's. I think his smoking protected him. He did die of heart disease at 91.

[badboy99]

Originally Posted by anagirl

I've never smoked..

Are you using the nicotine patch?

Yes I am two years. I had PD prior to starting. So I voted no? Not very scientific pole!

[GerryW]

Never have. Never will.

[wxxu]

I had smoked for about 15 years and quited at mid 30's. I am 56 and was diagnosed with PD 3.5 years ago.