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I smoke weed most days and started to get a weezy chest and sore cough with shortness of breath. why is this?

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Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered

Smoke: Inhaling smoke of any kind puts lots of chemical toxins and irritants into your lungs. The result is what you are experiencing, stop smoking......Anything.

Answered 8/24/2013

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A member asked:

I smoke weed most days and started to get a weezy chest and sore cough with shortness of breath. why is this?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered

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