Marijuana the grim reaper
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This document discusses the health risks of smoking marijuana. It warns that marijuana smoke contains carcinogens like benzapyrene, which can lead to respiratory problems and cancer, similar to tobacco smoke. The document notes that the American Medical Association and studies from the Institute of Medicine and Molecular Medicine have found marijuana smoking to be a public health concern and have shown marijuana smoke to contain carcinogenic compounds in both its gas and particle phases that can damage lung tissue and promote cancer, especially the carcinogen benzapyrene which attacks the alveoli in the lungs.
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Marijuana the grim reaper
- 2. Myths About Marijuana It’s good for you It’s nothing like tobacco It has medicinal properties
- 3. A Public Health Concern The AMA has issued a public health statement warning that marijuana is a dangerous drug. “Marijuana smokers have many of the same respiratory problems as tobacco smokers.” “Continuous smoking can lead to abnormal functioning of lung tissue”
- 5. The analysis had a:Gas Phase and a Particle Phase.
- 6. 1 - Gas Phase Analysis
- 8. 2 - Particle Phase Analysis
- 10. Carcinogens Carcinogens are not medicinal Carcinogens cause cancer. Benzapyrene is a carcinogen. It can’t be filtered out of marijuana smoke, because it’s a gas.
- 11. Benzapyrene The Journal of Immunology has published that Benzapyrene has been shown to be a key factor in promoting lung cancer. There are hollow cavities in the lung called alveoli, where oxygen exchange occurs with the blood. Benzapyrene attacks the alveoli.
- 12. Benzapyrene’s Effect Healthy Lung Cancerous Lung
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