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Marijuana Use and Quitting Smoking: Do Risks Outweigh Benefits?
A very common question from people trying to quit smoking is: “Will smoking marijuana help or hurt as I try to quit smoking cigarettes?” Whether marijuana will relieve side effects or withdrawal symptoms is dubious. But the risks of using any tobacco product and of smoking pot are unmistakable.
Marijuana has been used as a medical treatment for thousands of years. Marijuana was listed as an approved drug in the United States until the 1940s, when probably due to political pressure, t...
Expert & Community Posts
“Medical Marijuana” Takes On New Meaning for Metastatic Breast Cancer
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert...cancer, you may have considered the use of “medical marijuana” at some point during your... Read more »
Marijuana Might Help Cure Allergic Contact Dermatitis (a.k.a. Poison Ivy)
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert...drug that has both physiological and psychological effects that have convinced lawmakers that it... Read more »
Medicinal Marijuana: The Myths, the Money, the Munchies
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...contain the compounds responsible for the mind-altering effects that recreational users seek,... Read more »
Multiple Sclerosis Treatment: The Medical Marijuana Controversy
By Mandy Crest , Health Expert...and inhumane. Marijuana may have long-term adverse effects and its use may presage serious... Read more »
Smoking and Marijuana: How to Fight Multiple Addictions, Part III
By Anne Mitchell , Health Expert...For more information on marijuana and its negative effects, please see Carol Southard’s recent... Read more »
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...while under the influence of marijuana is best recalled in the same state of drug influence. Other marijuana effects may include: Blood-shot eyes Increased heart rate and blood... Read more »Glaucoma: Medications
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...with generalized seizures and is used to prevent nearly all other major seizures as well.General Side Effects. These drugs have a number of side effects that vary depending on dosage and duration.... Read more »Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Causes
...abnormality in the FHIT gene. This mutation causes the cells lining the lung to become more vulnerable to the effects of tobacco smoke and other carcinogens. Read more »Multiple Sclerosis: Drug Treatment
...although more evidence is needed before it can be recommended. They can also have considerable adverse effects when used over time.Side Effects. Side effects of long-term use of steroids include... Read more »Images
Related News
Study: Cannabinoids don't boost serious side effects
October 03, 2008Canadian researchers have found that drugs that contain compounds called cannabinoids from the marijuana plant don't increase the risk of serious... Read summary »
Study: Marijuana does not treat acute pain
October 03, 2008Oral cannabis (a type of medical marijuana) is not an effective treatment for some kinds of acute pain, Austrian researchers say, and it may even... Read summary »
Marijuana-like Brain Chemicals may Beat Parkinson's
March 15, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Marijuana-like chemicals in the brain may one day lead to an effective treatment for Parkinson's disease. In a study conducted... Read summary »
Marijuana may prevent osteoporosis
August 13, 2009Researchers studying the effect of marijuana on bones say that while it may weaken bones early in life, it could prevent against osteoporosis later.... Read summary »
What's the skinny on Acomplia?
October 02, 2008What do the European weight-loss drug Acomplia and marijuana have in common? They each affect the same part of the brain, says Dr. Mitchell Hecht.... Read summary »
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