As Xavier Roper struggled to breathe in bed and his girlfriend ran for help, the perils of his short vape addiction finally hit home. Video via AAP.
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00:00 I didn't want to admit to myself that I was addicted, but looking back I most certainly was.
00:07 And it was when I would get that anxious feeling when I didn't have it.
00:12 I was at a party vaping and I ended up going home early that night.
00:17 Halfway through the night I woke up basically not being able to breathe, gasping for air.
00:22 I got my girlfriend to wake my parents up and I rushed to the hospital.
00:27 Basically not being able to breathe, having a panic attack growing up, gasping for air.
00:33 It was one of the scariest experiences of my life.
00:36 Essentially it was just due to weakening my lungs to the point of vaping.
00:40 And then a small virus just completely threw my mind-control out just because of the condition my lungs were in.