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Tobacco, impotence and firing blanks  

ACCORDING to medical practitioner, Dr Orlando Thomas, tobacco smoking has definitely been linked to impotence in Jamaican men, and if used heavily, eventually causes men to 'fire blanks'.

"This is definitely true, because it contains nicotine which causes hardening of the arteries and results in less blood flow to the penis," the doctor said.

This view is backed by studies which found that tobacco smoking has been individually associated with plaque build-up in the arteries, called atherosclerosis. This plaque obstructs the blood flow through the vessels, causing a host of circulatory problems throughout the body, resulting in erectile dysfunction (impotence). Long-term use of tobacco will eventually cause the blood flow to become non-existent, resulting in impotence.

Dr Thomas said while younger men may continue to smoke and boast that they are able to 'rise to the occasion', this is only for a time.

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