Marijuana does not affect the lungs

• April 20, 2024

The consumption of marijuana Occasionally, it does not generate harmful long-term effects on the lungs, according to a study conducted in the United States.

According to information published by excelsior.com.mx, The researchers found that several measures of lung health improved slightly when young people reported a consumption of marijuana .

However, the doctor Stefan Kertesz , from the University of Alabama in Birmingham, he indicated that questions remain about the effects of that herb.

The researcher indicated that while smoke from the marijuana has many of the same toxins as the smoke of tobacco , people who smoke the herb tend to consume fewer cigarettes a day than those who smoke nicotine cigarettes.

But the results of the study, funded by the National Institute of Substance Abuse, do not rule out that the consumption of that herb has long-term health consequences.

"I think it will take a lot more work to make statements about their safety," said the doctor Jeanette Tetrault , researcher specialized in substance abuse of the Yale School of Medicine , in Connecticut, who did not participate in the new study.

The new data comes from long-term research with more than five thousand adults in Oakland, California; Chicago; Minneapolis and Birmingham, Alabama.

From 1985 to 2006, researchers regularly consulted participants about their current and past use of tobacco and marijuana .

The team also evaluated how much air they could keep in their lungs and the maximum rate of exhalation.

The more cigarettes of tobacco Participants smoked, their lung performance was worse in both tests, Kertesz's team reported. Journal of the American Medical Association.

Meanwhile, moderate consumption of marijuana it did not seem to damage lung function.

It is necessary to emphasize that the results do not imply that people should smoke marijuana to improve lung function, the researchers said, because the herb could irritate the lungs in the short term and cause problems for people with asthma.

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