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American Thoracic Society PATIENT EDUCATION | INFORMATION SERIES . Smoking Marijuana and the lungs Marijuana, also known as cannabis (can-a-bis) is the second most commonly smoked substance after tobacco. Despite marijuana's legalization in many states, it may be harmful to your health, particularly if you have lung disease or other medical conditions. The harmful effects of tobacco smoke are well can cause you to be short of breath and may rupture known, but we have less INFORMATION about the ( pop ). Air leaking from a ruptured bullae leads health effects of marijuana. Few research studies to a collapsed lung; a potentially life-threatening have been done since marijuana remains illegal in condition also called a pneumothorax. most countries, and since marijuana can be inhaled in Marijuana can also make many existing lung many ways ( water pipes, joints, vaping etc).

unique chemicals including many cancer-causing chemicals (carcinogens) similar to tobacco smoke. Current evidence is evolving as to whether inhaled marijuana is an independent risk factor for the development of lung cancer. For those with lung cancer and are on treatment, smoking tobacco increases risk of dying and decreases the

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