Hi,
I'll get to the chase. My friend started hanging out at bars about a year and a half ago. Since then he's been going frequently and has had three coughing episodes that have lasted for weeks. It gets so bad, he can barely breath sometimes.
His last coughing fit started a little over a month ago and is still going on. He went to the doctors, who told him he has an upper respitory infection and gave him meds, but he's still couging up storms.
This kid is generally a healthy person who doesn't smoke or drink at all. Since so many bars are polluted with second hand smoke, is that what is probably causing him to cough so bad? He doesn't believe me that second hand smoke is bad for his body. I'm afraid for him. Could somebody tell me the adverse affects of long term exposure to second hand smoke and point me to some startling material that I could use to convince him? I really care about my friend and am afraid for him. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Jeeby
2006-11-27
16:49:24
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