The Dangers of Oxygen

Breathing oxygen can cause dizziness, vision loss, and damage cells in the lungs.  Breathing oxygen leads to oxygen toxicity causing death.  

How can we stop such a thing?

It’s not good. Not good at all.

You’re probably hooked on it.

Oxygen is one of the most widely used therapeutic agents. It is a drug in the true sense of the word, with specific biochemical and physiologic actions, a distinct range of effective doses, and well-defined adverse effects at high doses.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2688103/#:~:text=Oxygen%20is%20one%20of%20the%20most%20widely%20used%20therapeutic%20agents,adverse%20effects%20at%20high%20doses.

Best to be weened off of it gradually.

I'm pretty hooked

I’m working on it. I’m more aware than most about the dangers it poses. I see the damage it dose everyday.

I can't quit oxygen

It’s not easy.

I need it to live

Some people are too far gone to be saved.

What else are people supposed to breathe?