hi i thing the reference means let say he's 40 he's old before his time and yes the longer he can keep of the smokes the better he should get but slowly. tell him not to go cold turkey do it slowly the first thing he should think of is breaking habits as smokers we all have habits like getting one after a meal driving to work he needs to break these and if after 3 weeks he should be down to 3 a day hopefully just one more week 3 a day then get him off them best way to do it worked for me but he should always at the back of his mind think he's just between smokes worked for sorry should say has worked for me been coming 17 years between smokes and i smoked french cigarettes for to long high nicotine so for him good luck but get him out walking daily if it works for him like me then he should start going further. good luck
my husband has shortness of breath. the doctor said he has the lungs of a 78 years person. what does it mean? . he did a spirometry doc said he doesnt have copd. he does smoke. if he stops smoking will the lungs recover or is a permanent damage?