Marijuana smoking increases risk of COPD for tobacco smokers
Monday, April 13, 2009 - 16:21
in Health & Medicine
Smoking both tobacco and marijuana increases the risk of respiratory symptoms and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), found a study in CMAJ http://www.cmaj.ca/press/pg814.pdf. Smoking only marijuana, however, was not associated with increased risks.
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