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Man hospitalised after complications caused by smoking hubbly bubbly

HEALTH

A concerning incident has unfolded in Mahikeng, North West, where Bakang Rankokwa, 30, was left fighting for his life in the ICU for two weeks after suffering a stroke linked to smoking hubbly.

“An X-ray revealed that one of his lungs had a hole and was filled with water and blood,” reported SABC News.

“The nurses told me I was lucky to have survived,” Rankokwa said.

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