First off I do not encourage anyone to smoke while they are sick. With that known I personally don't care to stop when I get sick. And I feel as if it doesn't make me take longer to get better. Nor do I get sick more often that I smoke weed (unlike what people tell you). I've smoken through COUNTLESS numbers of colds and soar throats and have gotten better in the same amount of time as if I didn't smoke. I do admit though, i did stop when I got bronchitis (the one time, and I was a big cigarette smoker at the time) as well as you should if you get an infectio n in the lung of any type. I'm a heavy smoker , well not as much as some people but I do my fair share everyday before bed.
I don't usually smoke a lot when I'm sick, be it tobacco or weed. I find that it doesn't help, & I should just preserve what I have to smoke & put my energy towards getting better. I absolutely hate trying to smoke while having a sore throat. It almost makes me want to pass out each time I inhale.