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Did i damage my lungs? i accidentally had a one time exposure to drywall dust. my boss and a coworker were laying down dry wall and i inhaled some acc
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No: Across the country, every day, thousands of people working with drywall get a whiff of drywall dust. It's hard to keep a mask on every time all the time. Luckily, one whiff of sheetrock dust won't do you in (unless you're the unluckiest person in the county). No worries.
Answered 12/2/2017
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