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Does smoke from marijuana damage the lungs more than smoke from tobacco?
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∙ 14y ago
All evidence apparently says this is not the case.
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What substance in tobacco smoke can damage the lungs?
Carcinogens.
Does marijuanna have the same negative effects on your body as tobacco smoke?
Numerous studies have shown marijuana smoke to contain carcinogens and to be an irritant to the lungs. In fact, marijuana smoke contains 50-70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke. Marijuana users usually inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer than tobacco smokers do, which further increase the lungs' exposure to carcinogenic smoke. Marijuana smokers show dysregulated growth of epithelial cells in their lung tissue, which could lead to cancer;
Does marijuana hurt your body in any way?
There is some damage to the lungs caused by marijuana smoke inhalation. (However, note that marijuana does not necessarily have to be smoked, it can also be brewed as tea.) Interestingly, marijuana smoke has not been found to be carcinogenic, unlike cigarette smoke. However, marijuana smoke is still an irritant to the lungs and can contribute to the eventual development of emphysema.
What is better to smoke cigarettes or marijuana?
A national study suggests that low to moderate use of marijuana is less harmful to users' lungs than exposure to tobacco.
How much THC do cigarettes contain?
Like tobacco smoke, marijuana smoke contains cancer-causing chemicals. There are 33 cancer-causing chemicals contained in marijuana. Marijuana smoke also deposits tar into the lungs. In fact, when equal amounts of marijuana and tobacco are smoked, marijuana deposits four times as much tar into the lungs. This is because marijuana joints are un-filtered and often more deeply inhaled than cigarettes.Although it may be true that marijuana smoke deposits more tar into the lungs than tobacco smoke, current evidence does not indicate that the former results in proportionally greater deleterious health affects.
Is oregano a herb?
No. Do not smoke oregano. There is no benefit from it and it is bad for your lungs. All smoking is bad for your lungs and in the case of oregano, there is no "benefit" such as with tobacco or marijuana, so smoking oregano is dumb.
Will you be ok if you smoke weed occasionally?
There has been no recorded deaths from Marijuana. Nor does it cause any physical damage to the body, the smoke can be harsh on the lungs, though.
Does marijuana deposits 4 times more tar into the lungs and contains 50 percent to 70 percent more cancer causing substances than tobacco smoke does?
Yes, this is true. There is also brain and heart damage that is caused by pot.
What happens to your lungs when you smoke marijuana?
Weed is a known bronchodialator to the medical community. This being said it could be effective treatment to a person with asthma as long as they vape, rather than smoke. Smoking deposits tar into the lungs. Because marijuana smoke is rarely filtered this can be up to 4 times as much tar by weight smoked than cigarette smoke deposits, this being said a tobacco smoker goes through 20-40 cigarettes a day while a stoner goes through 2-4 joints of the same weight per day. Marijuana smoke also causes temporary irritation, but it has no lasting effects. Marijuana does not increase your risk for cancer or COPD, let alone cause them unlike tobacco smoking and there are studies that conclusively prove this and disprove the myth and lie alleged by the negative propaganda.
Can marijuana effect your lungs?
Yes. anything you smoke or inhale can infect your lungs.
What kind of drug is absorbed through the blood vessels in the lungs?
maybe marijuana? you smoke it and you inhale the smoke with your lungs..
Does spice damage your lungs?
Any kind of smoke will damage your lungs. Some are more than others. Tobacco smoke is extremely harmful while marijuana smoke is barely harmful in moderation. If you mean spice in the general sense (any kind of synthetic marijuana) instead of the brand, it is difficult to know. Every brand of spice is made by a different person, and each person has preferences for how they make it. They use different chemicals and different plants. Different brands may have different effects on your lungs or other parts of the body. They only similaritiy between any two brands is that the active chemical binds to the cannabinoid receptors in your brain.
