Whether it is tobacco or cannabis smoking both works against your health. We all know this. However, when it comes to measure harm done by both kinds of smoking, cannabis smoking scores higher, claims a new study after tracking 339 volunteers.
This study found that cannabis smoking-
Damaged the large airways in the lungs causing symptoms such as wheezing and coughing.
Affected lungs’ ability to get oxygen and remove waste products from the tissues.
Brought down the number of small and fine airways whose main function is to transport oxygen and shovel out waste products from blood vessels to the lungs.
Moreover, cannabis smoking was found increasing chest tightness and phlegm production. How badly cannabis-smoking affects our health is perceptible from the fact, which shows that damage caused to lungs by single cannabis joint equals the damage caused by five tobacco cigarettes one after another, which once again confirms the fact that cannabis smoking is more harmful than tobacco. In addition, there are several other chockfull evidences undraping harmful effects of cannabis smoking over human health. Have a look here:-
Long-term Marijuana Smoking Leads To Respiratory Complaints
Smoking marijuana ups risk of schizophrenia: study
Marijuana smoking damages sperm
After going through a deep analysis, it could be asserted that cannabis smoking is far more damaging to health than previously thought. Therefore, concern grows deeper, as there has been noticed huge rise in cannabis use along with the use of other illicit drugs that is confirmed by the following studies:-
Huge rise in cannabis use in France
Alarm at rise in cannabis use in Arnhem Land
Cannabis use rises in Senegal
Cannabis use rises in Indigenous areas
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Via: Independent