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I am short of breath

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effy101
effy101

Hello,

I am Effy and i am 14 years old. I occasionally smoke cigarettes when i go to parties or just sometimes when i get tense and worried about something but I really rarely do this and I will only smoke 1 at a time and I have been doing this for a little bit less than a year now, but last night I went to a party and smoked a friend's cigarettes that didn't have filters on them. I also vaped quite a lot. This morning have woken up to having really shortness of breath and have been googling it and everywhere I see the word 'cancer' and it is starting to really freak me out, is it true that I might have cancer ?! And if I do, who do i turn to?!

Thanks,

Effy

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  • ptolemy
    ptolemy effy101

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    If you have any respiratory problems see a doctor. You know that smoking is a slow form of suicide and once started is very difficult to give up. You may not necessarily get cancer, but you can get a lot of other respiratory problems too which once you get them can never get better.

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