http://www.sltrib.com/feeds/topics/SMOKING News from The Salt Lake Tribune en-us webmaster@sltrib.com (Webmaster) http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/56210585-82/quit-smoke-smoking-oxygen.html.csp <div class="hnews hentry item"> <h4><a class="url entry-title" href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/56210585-82/quit-smoke-smoking-oxygen.html.csp">Need oxygen to smoke?</a></h4> <img src="http://analytics.apnewsregistry.com/analytics/v2/image.svc/UTSAC/RWS/www.sltrib.com/CAI/56210585#2013-05-06T11:31:16.969-06:00/MAI/sltrib56210585#2013-05-06T11:31:16.969-06:00/E/qa/PC/Basic/AT/HL" style="display:none;" alt="" width="1" height="1"/> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">By denitza p. Blagev</span></span> <h5><span class="updated" title="2013-05-06T11:31:16.969-06:00">Updated May 6, 2013 11:31AM MDT</span></h5> <div class ="entry-content">“Do you at least take the oxygen off when you smoke?” I asked the patient, a man I’ll call Mr. Smith. I was seeing him for end-stage emphysema. He was dependent on oxygen 24/7 and still smoking two packs a day. “Oh, no,” he said, “I’m too short of breath to smoke without my oxygen.” As a pulmonologist, I’m only too familiar with the health effects of tobacco use. Even in Utah, the state with the lowest smoking rate (9.8 percent), most of the patients I see come to me because of tobacco-related ...</div> <h5><a rel="item-license" href="http://www.sltrib.com/pages/privacy"> Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</a></h5> </div> 56210585@www.sltrib.com Mon, 06 May 2013 11:31:16 MDT