Positives

• Patients who quit smoking after acute COVID describe noticing enhanced lung function and improved respiratory recovery within weeks, reporting better tolerance of mild exertion and reduced cough/breathlessness Inspira Health.
  
  

Negatives

• Pandemic stress made quitting harder for many; patients trying to quit during the pandemic commonly fail to maintain abstinence environment increased, with stress, isolation, and routine disruption all working against quit attempts PMC.
  
  

Hurdles & Side Effects

• Patients quitting during/after COVID commonly report needing additional support around stress and boredom; live-person supports (vs. apps alone) and combination therapy (NRT + counseling) consistently produce higher quit rates than going it alone npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine.