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My father has irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure and had severe stroke a month ago.

He still insists on smoking. He smokes a cigarette or two daily.

How dangerous it is now? and how can I help him quit?

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He is 63. We restrict him to two otherwise he asks for cigarette after every couple of hours.

But is becoming very stressful for him to not get a cigarette. However that is not the only reason, not getting back to business and his pets etc are also sources of stress.
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Depending on your Dad's age, the stress of quitting smoking might be MORE stressful then continuing to smoke. I doubt smoking one or two cigarettes a day will do much harm at this stage of the game.

Now if he falls asleep with a lit cigarette, that's another matter.
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Ask the doctor what the specific consequences are if dad smokes a couple of cigs a day. (One might be that he'd graduate from a couple to a pack-and-a-half.) make sure dad understands those consequences, and if he still wants to smoke . . . Leave him be. He's had a severe stroke. Let him recover much more than a month allows before you get on his case. If ever.
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