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I quit smoking almost 6 months ago. smoked over 22 years. lately i have chest congestion, coughing tastes like glue. why? what can i do? rattly chest?
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You are experiencing: The long term effects from tobacco withdrawal. It is one of the worst drugs that we use so carelessly for years. All you can do is to treat the symptoms, particularly lung infections, as they occur and wait for your system to get over these long lasting effects.
Answered 5/14/2014
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