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| ==[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33269148/ Does Nicotine Prevent Cytokine Storms in COVID-19?]== | | ==[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33269148/ Does Nicotine Prevent Cytokine Storms in COVID-19?]== |
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| | *We discuss how his excessive use of nicotine replacement therapy may have contributed to his emerging unscathed from COVID-19. Nicotine, an α7-nACh receptor agonist, may boost the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway and hinder the uncontrolled overproduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines triggered by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is understood to be the main pathway to poor outcomes and death in severe COVID-19. |
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| ==[https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-020-00406-y#Sec8 An exploratory non-randomized study of a 3-month electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) intervention with people accessing a homeless supported temporary accommodation service (STA) in Ireland] accompanying helpful blog here [https://filtermag.org/vaping-homelessness-ireland/ My Study of Providing Vapes to Unhoused Smokers in Ireland]== | | ==[https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-020-00406-y#Sec8 An exploratory non-randomized study of a 3-month electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) intervention with people accessing a homeless supported temporary accommodation service (STA) in Ireland] accompanying helpful blog here [https://filtermag.org/vaping-homelessness-ireland/ My Study of Providing Vapes to Unhoused Smokers in Ireland]== |