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Im 19 with a low platelet count, i rarely drink but i smoke marijuana and cigarettes everyday for the past 4 years.

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REC- stop smoking: Perhaps you should stop smoking. You may already have found there is a change in your blood chemistry from smoking these two things, why would you want to cause harm to yourself? How low is your platelet count? We should also consider whether other causes are present.

Dr Altman agreed

Answered 11/15/2020

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