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Can Smoking Give You Headaches?
One patient who has suffered from cluster headaches for 14 years says that quitting the cigarette habit effectively stopped her pain. In this article from The People's Pharmacy, pharmacologists Joe and Teresa Graedon say that research has linked cluster headaches--often called "suicide headaches"--to a lack of oxygen, and smoking may exacerbate that link.
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