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Does Inhalation Of Plastic Smoke Cause Long Term Brain Damage?

Hi, recently when smoking a tobacco pipe I saw a piece of small plastic, maybe weighing 3-10 grams at max and a very tiny speck of it was in my pipe, it didn t seem to be burnt, but I didn t realize it until after I was done smoking, I repeatedly light it and inhaled over a period of 1-2 mins in brief intervals, and mostly only hitting the pipe 4-5 times, and to make matters worse I held the smoke in, not realizing a small peice of plastic was in there, I feel symptoms of brain fog, however it could be lack of sleep or a placebo, I am worried I might have long term brain damage effects or slight cognitive impairment? What do you think?
Fri, 23 Mar 2018
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Hello,

Such short term exposure to plastic fumes is not going to cause any adverse health effects. Please don't be worried.


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

Regards,
Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal
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Does Inhalation Of Plastic Smoke Cause Long Term Brain Damage?

Hello, Such short term exposure to plastic fumes is not going to cause any adverse health effects. Please don t be worried. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal