One joint of marijuana worse than five cigarettes

[Mrs Behavin]

One joint of marijuana worse than five cigarettes

July 31 : It might give you a high, but smoking just one joint of cannabis or marijuana poses as much danger to the lungs as smoking up to 5 cigarettes in one go.
The finding is based on 339 adults up to the age of 70, selected from an ongoing study of respiratory health, and categorised into four different groups.
The first group comprised of those who smoked only cannabis, equivalent to at least one joint a day for five years; the second had those who smoked tobacco only, equivalent to a pack of cigarettes a day for at least a year; those who smoked both; and the third was made up of those who did not smoke either cannabis or tobacco.
All the participants had high definition x-ray scans (computed tomography) taken of their lungs and they took special breathing tests designed to assess how well their lungs worked.
They were also questioned about their smoking habits. 75 people smoked only cannabis, and 91 smoked both. 81 people did not smoke either, and 92 smoked only tobacco.

 

[Peter Parka]

So I guess it depends on how much you smoke, I know that lots of tobacco is bad and I probably smoke about 1 joint a month so my smoking habit is worse.

 

[Tim]

I like how they title the article "One joint of marijuana worse than five cigarettes"
yet later in the same article it says "The effect on the lungs of each joint was equivalent to smoking between 2.5 and five cigarettes in one go."
So which is it? :dunno

 

[TheOriginalJames]

I like how they title the article "One joint of marijuana worse than five cigarettes"
yet later in the same article it says "The effect on the lungs of each joint was equivalent to smoking between 2.5 and five cigarettes in one go."
So which is it? :dunno

haha perhaps it depends on the size and contents of the joint?

 

[GraceAbounds]

That and the person.

It shouldn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that inhaling smoke/fire is not good for your body.

Hmmmm let me see, what am I going to do today. I think I'll inhale some smoke. I think my body will just love that. um yeah.

Inhaling smoke is bad for you.

 

[Reaver]

i've heard so many different numbers for this statistic it's ridiculous. Statistics can be manipulated to say whatever you want them to. I know it sure as hell isnt gonna stop me from smoking. it's not up for debate that inhaling smoke is bad for you... the lungs didn't evolve for that purpose. it's a persons personal choice to do to their body what they see fit, and if they wanna inhale tobacco or pot, let them...

besides that, studies have been done showing that there is no direct link between marijuana smoke and lung cancer. these are independent studies, mind you, done by non biased research groups.

it's ridiculous how much shit the government can spew out and yet people still believe it

 

[GraceAbounds]

People can choose to smoke what ever they want to regardless of what it does to their body and regardless of whether or not it is legal. But that isn't the point of this thread. Marijuana contains many of the same carcinogenics that are found in tobacco smoke including benzapyrene which is identified as a key carcinogenic in contracting lung cancer. This is taught in medical books, it isn't spewed from the government.

 

[dt3]

I don't smoke...anything. So smoking one of whatever is bad.

Smoking may be bad, but not because you don't do it.

 

[Suzie]

I was sitting next to my brother earlier today, and he was smoking... and now my throat hurts.