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Coughing and wheezing increased with marijuana use

February 12th, 2007 by Nina Thompson, ARNP

Recently, Yale researchers conducted a systematic review of 34 studies that evaluated the effect of marijuana smoking on pulmonary function and respiratory complications. This investigation revealed that long term, smoking marijuana has many of the same effects as smoking cigarettes, such as coughing and wheezing.
via Archives of Internal Medicine

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Marijuana use linked to deveopment of schizophrenia

November 30th, 2005 by Nina Thompson, ARNP

A study involving new techniques for brain imaging strongly suggest that marijuana use is a risk factor for schizophrenia. Researchers have identified a brain region affected by both schizophrenia and marijuana use that is still developing during adolescence. This area is responsible for speech development, language interpretation and several other higher order functions. This language/auditory [...]

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