How do smokers’ lungs get used to smoke, and can they then handle inhaling all smoke (e.g. fire)?

Question

How do smokers’ lungs get used to smoke, and can they then handle inhaling all smoke (e.g. fire)?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Cigarette smoke damages and paralyzes the little hairline bits in your lungs that are normally responsible for pushing foreign objects out. This is a part of why smokers aren’t as bothered by the smoke as someone who isn’t a smoker.