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2. Long-term effects of cannabis - Wikipedia

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   A 2012 review of cannabis use and dependency in the United States by Danovitch et al said that "42% of persons over age 12 have used cannabis at least once in their lifetime, 11.5% have used within the past year, and 1.8% have met diagnostic criteria for cannabis abuse or dependence within the past year. Among individuals who have ever used ...

3. Effects of cannabis - Wikipedia

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   Cannabis smoke contains thousands of organic and inorganic chemical compounds. This tar is chemically similar to that found in tobacco smoke or cigars. [28] Over fifty known carcinogens have been identified in cannabis smoke. [29] These include nitrosamines, reactive aldehydes, and polycylic hydrocarbons, including benz[a]pyrene. [30]

4. Many Americans wrongly believe exposure to marijuana smoke is ...

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   A survey of American adults found that many erroneously believe it is safer for the lungs to smoke weed than tobacco, and that any secondhand smoke from marijuana is also safer.

5. Smoking marijuana might have some surprising health benefits

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   Again, these studies aren't conclusive, and we're not saying you should start smoking. There are plenty of studies detailing the negative effects of marijuana as well. Only now, science is ...

6. Cannabis smoking - Wikipedia

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   Cannabis smoking (known colloquially as smoking weed or smoking pot) is the inhalation of smoke or vapor released by heating the flowers, leaves, or extracts of cannabis and releasing the main psychoactive chemical, Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is absorbed into the bloodstream via the lungs.

7. Smoking marijuana can raise risk of lung disease, chest scans ...

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   What are effects of smoking marijuana on the lungs? Marijuana could cause a type of emphysema more than tobacco smoking, new study finds. Smoking marijuana can raise risk of lung disease, chest ...

8. Cannabis (drug) - Wikipedia

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   There are also other difficulties in researching the effects of cannabis. Many people who smoke cannabis also smoke tobacco. [312] This causes confounding factors, where questions arise as to whether the tobacco, the cannabis, or both that have caused a cancer. Another difficulty researchers have is in recruiting people who smoke cannabis into ...

9. Doctors Say This Is How You Can Loosen and Clear Mucus From ...

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   Chest congestion is usually caused by excess mucus in the airways, says Meilan King Han, M.D., M.S., professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at the ...