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Is Direct Inhalation Of Plastic Fumes Harmful?

Hi I m a pretty healthy 18 year old girl and long story short I have an anxiety disorder and one of the only things that genuinely helps is smoking weed. I went on vacation with my family out of state that I couldn t get out of and I had no way of getting a pipe and I couldn t find anything in the hotel other than a water bottle. I burned two holes in the bottle and wrapped it in aluminum foil so I could use it as a pipe because I was desperate. I used it once a day for five days except for the last day when I used it four times (so about 9 times total) and I wouldn t smoke for very long because I wasn t trying to get high just not feel anxious. I learned after the fact that plastic fumes are highly toxic especially when directly inhaled and when I came home the next day I was in the gutter. I had already not been feeling good when I left for vacation such as coughing and feeling nauseous but I felt like I was dying when I returned. I went to the ER: I had a high fever, vomiting, body aches, migraines, terrible cough, lot of mucous, the works. The doctor said I either had bronchitis or the flu so he would just treat me for both, however I really think the PVCs have everything to do with why I feel so bad. I ve been taking antibiotics and medicine that have really helped, and in the past two days my fever has gone away and I stopped coughing up mucous, but I really just want to make sure that I m not ignoring the real problem. I ve looked up as much info on this as possible but I m really just looking for someone to put my incessant fears to rest and tell me that I don t have cancer. I m very scared.
Mon, 6 Apr 2020
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Hi,

Yes. They are. The burning plastic releases fluorocarbons which are toxic to humans if inhaled for long periods. They have also been associated with cancers (carcinogen).

Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Ajeet Singh, General & Family Physician
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Is Direct Inhalation Of Plastic Fumes Harmful?

Hi, Yes. They are. The burning plastic releases fluorocarbons which are toxic to humans if inhaled for long periods. They have also been associated with cancers (carcinogen). Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ajeet Singh, General & Family Physician