By Dan Orencole Sentinel Staff
Metro Creative Connection
As COVID-19 strikes globally and without agenda, anybody is susceptible to contracting the illness. Those with a history of smoking have a higher risk of serious complications, however.
As reported by The New York Times, a recent study in China found patients with the viral respiratory disease who smoked had more than twice the likelihood of suffering severe infections as those who didn’t.
But the threat of a worldwide pandemic seems to be providing new impetus for people to quit.
“It is no surprise that people are stressed out from the news about COVID-19. We are seeing greater concern among smokers in the community about the resulting health risks should they be infected by the coronavirus,” said Seth Emont, who manages the Tobacco Cessation Program at Cheshire Medical Center.
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