Erectile Dysfunction

Every smoker loves to cite his or her 80-year-old great uncle who burns through three packs a day and subsists entirely off of beer and bacon grease.

If that uncle exists, he is very lucky (and also, probably very gross).

He is not, however, the rule.

For every crusty, octogenarian uncle with Marlboro juice coming out of his pores, there are many other people - in what should have been the prime of life - realizing too late that they've smoked their way to a painful, premature and tragically preventable death.

So forget about your crusty uncle.

The only way to predict how susceptible you are to smoking damage is to smoke until it kills you, and I submit that's an experiment you'd be imprudent to perform.

The good news is that if you quit while you're still in college, your body will probably be able to repair much of the damage you've done.

If you've tried quitting and found it makes you want to harm fuzzy animals, consider seeing your doctor.

In addition to the well known methods of quitting there is a new drug on the market that may be able to help (and no I don't have stock in it, but I wish I did).

Here's the deal: Smoking is so addictive because it changes brain chemistry.

Exposure to smoke recruits nicotine receptors in the brain, and when these receptors aren't filled, extreme crankiness and cravings can ensue.

Fortunately,...

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