Will a smoker’s lungs clean themselves if they quit smoking and how long does it take?

I smoked from 17 to 65. Two packs a day until around 45 when I went to a pack a day. I also smoked weed the entire time. At 65, the VA diagnosed me with stage 4 COPD. After three years of not sm…

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