Online:
Visits:
Stories:
Profile image
By Sound Of Heart - Galactic Free Press
Contributor profile | More stories
Story Views

Now:
Last Hour:
Last 24 Hours:
Total:

Large Scale Study Shows Marijuana Does Not Harm Your Lungs Like Tobacco

Monday, January 5, 2015 10:43
% of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents.

(Before It's News)

Source: www.preventdisease.com | Original Post Date: January 12, 2012 –

large-scale-study-shows-marijuana-does-not-harm-your-lungs-like-tobacco0

A large-scale national study suggests that even moderate use of marijuana is less harmful to users’ lungs than exposure to tobacco, even though the two substances contain at least some of the same components.

This comprehensive study, led by UCSF and University of Alabama at Birmingham, collected data from more than 5,000 U.S. adults for more than 20 years.

Previous research from the University of Otago in New Zealand compared the effects of cannabis and tobacco smoke on lung function in over 1,000 adults.

They reported: “Cumulative cannabis use was associated with higher forced vital capacity [the volume of air that can forcibly be blown out after full inspiration], total lung capacity, functional residual capacity [the volume of air present in the lungs at the end of passive expiration] and residual volume.

Category: 


Source: http://soundofheart.org/galacticfreepress/content/large-scale-study-shows-marijuana-does-not-harm-your-lungs-tobacco

Report abuse

Comments

Your Comments
Question   Razz  Sad   Evil  Exclaim  Smile  Redface  Biggrin  Surprised  Eek   Confused   Cool  LOL   Mad   Twisted  Rolleyes   Wink  Idea  Arrow  Neutral  Cry   Mr. Green

Top Stories
Recent Stories

Register

Newsletter

Email this story
Email this story

If you really want to ban this commenter, please write down the reason:

If you really want to disable all recommended stories, click on OK button. After that, you will be redirect to your options page.