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Sackgurl posted...

worth noting

active smokers don't generally get lung transplants, ex-smokers do (you can't realistically ban smokers for this bc the wait list is made up almost entirely of past smokers!)

and overweight people generally have to demonstrate a certain level of committment to lifestyle changes before they get a heart transplant

To add to that, liver transplants require 6 months of abstinence before qualifying to be on the list

Pre-transplant abstinence and monitoring
Six-month rule Six months of abstinence is a requirement prior to placement on the transplantation waiting list at many programs for two reasons