I don't think she smokes, well I have never smelt it off her or in her house. She lives with her husband on a farm but she spends most of her time in the office alone which makes me wonder if she is hiding alcohol. I don't have a very astute sense of smell and if she was drinking I would never smell it. I never thought of a health issue. She did mention being sick years ago, perhaps there is something seriously wrong with her. Her throat is very scratchy and hoarse, maybe that's the drink too, she is an addiction therapist