Vaping Marijuana May Hurt Adolescent Lungs More Than Smoking
Surveying about 15,000 adolescents who reported regular use of e-cigarettes, cigarettes, or cannabis, researchers found that those vaping marijuana were about twice as likely to report respiratory symptoms like wheezing, compared to others who did not vape marijuana. Those who used the other substances or products did have some respiratory symptoms, mainly dry cough, but not to the degree of those using e-cig marijuana. Potential Lung Injury The type of symptoms reported with vaping marijuana are more indicative of future lung injury than occasional dry coughs or throat irritation, according to the study’s lead author, Carol Boyd, PhD, co-director of the Center for Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking & Health at the University of Michigan School of Nursing....