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Long term health effects from inhalation of plastic and aluminum fumes while smoking pot?

When I was 15-16 (I'm 18 now), my friends and I used to smoke pot out of a bong made of a plastic water bottle, an empty plastic pen shaft for the pipe, and aluminum foil wrapped around the pen as a bowlThe plastic around the tip of the pen melted slightly on several occasions (the most recent, after which we stopped doing this, caused the pen to bend)About 6 months ago, maybe 6-12 months after I stopped smoking altogether, I had a lung collapseThe doctors say this happens spontaneously in tall thin males, so isn't necessarily tied to this (I haven't mentioned this)It's six months since the surgery and I'm still having pains.kinda embarassed to admit I did something this stupid to my doctor or surgeonWill my health be OK even though I made some bad choices? I used the aforementioned device between 0-3 times a week for maybe two years, was never a heavy drug userI'm supposed to go up to college soon and don't really want to die or anything.dr apt tomorrow, should I ask?

Answer:

a little selfish, what about your kids? their not going to be dead when the effects appear.
just eat everything - it tastes better than the food anyway
absolutelyi recycle NOTHING, it all goes in the trash.
yes, the government should do that, but you'd be helping by recyclingit's not that hard to do ityou wouldn't be alive when the world gets polluted, but your descendants sure will!
You really need to tell your doctor what you didHe/she will be able to better help you thenDon't worry about sounding stupidDoctors and nurses hear all kinds of things that are far worse than a teenage boy smoking potPlease tell your doctor tomorrowIt's for your benefit.

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