Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/vj2II7cefKI   Long-term cannabis smoking damages the lung in ways different from tobacco smoking.  This conclusion stems from a collaborative study conducted by New Zealand’s University of Otago and our own Duke University,   The researchers reviewed longitudinal data from 881 participants beginning at age 18 and extending to age 45.  Cannabis and tobacco use were recorded through the years, and detailed pulmonary functions were assessed at age 45.     Cannabis smoking, in contrast to tobacco smoking, leads to marked pulmonary hyperinflation or lung bloating sometimes called bong lung.  Smoking either leaf leads to increased airflow resistance that triggers reduced oxygen extraction and defacto suffocation.   https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1164/rccm.202109-2058OC   #cannabis #tobacco #lungdamage #emphysema #bonglung