Marijuana and Asthma

Anonymous #1

If you have asthma, is it healthy to smoke weed?

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Reply 1

iceman_jondoe

even if you didnt have asthma its unhealthy

Reply 2

username47781

stupid question course it isn't healthy

Reply 3

bally

Of course not. Fairly self explanatory in my opinion.

Reply 4

Shreerac1

Smoking weed relaxes the airways and dilutes the alveoli (air sacks in the lungs) so its gonna make your breathing feel less constricted for a while. Coughing stuff up isnt going to be as healthy, so there is a balance.

Reply 5

rosetinted

Smoking weed is never healthy! Smoke from a joint or a cigarette can aggravate your asthma and cause an attack. Best to avoid smoking anything if you have bad asthma as it will only make it worse.

Reply 6

username47781

anyway drug talk ain't allowed here

Reply 7

Shreerac1

rosetinted

Smoking weed is never healthy! Smoke from a joint or a cigarette can aggravate your asthma and cause an attack. Best to avoid smoking anything if you have bad asthma as it will only make it worse.

Lets see some evidence for your "advice".

Reply 8

Bubblebee

Breathing in smoke of any kind is detrimental to your health.

Reply 9

Shreerac1

Carl1982

anyway drug talk ain't allowed here

So that many people can remain in ignorance? I'm not having a go at you personally, I just think it would be good if people could talk about the health aspect of drugs.

Reply 10

username47781

Shreerac1

So that many people can remain in ignorance? I'm not having a go at you personally, I just think it would be good if people could talk about the health aspect of drugs.

well you do have a point there.

heres something i found
http://www.healthline.com/search?q1=asthma+unspecified&utm_source=adapt&utm_medium=google&utm_campaign=serp2&utm_term=asthma+unspecified

Reply 11

Laika

I have asthma and have never been affected differently to other people. But like everyone said, it's unhealthy for everyone.

Reply 12

afire_insideme

Mj is a dilator of your air ways so in that respect it will help you. however the adverse affects of smoking such as the tar build up will far outweigh, in my opinion, the small short term benefit.

Reply 13

Bubblebee

Actually, because of that fact it causes you to cough more, which in my opinion isn't great for an asthmatic.

Wikipedia

Mild, temporary dry mouth (sometimes referred to as cottonmouth, pasties, or the drys (NZ))
Dilation of alveoli (air sacs) in lungs, resulting in deeper respiration and increased coughing

If you are going to do it mate, which I don't advise. Smoke blunts or use a bong, and do not use resin or hash as they are filled with **** like brick dust and horse tranqs!

Reply 14

Anonymous #1

I should have clarified, of course I know weed is unhealthy in general.

Is marijuana smoking specifically more detrimental for asthmatics, if you google it you can find many conflicting reports. One site reports marijuana was the main drug of choice for asthma attack relief in the old days before inhalers...

Reply 15

Helenia

Carl1982

anyway drug talk ain't allowed here

Not strictly true. While promoting the use of illegal drugs is NOT allowed, discussing them is, within the bounds of common sense.

As for the OP, as an asthmatic smoking anything will be more likely to affect you adversely than a non-asthmatic as you will react more to the particulates in smoke. I don't know about marijuana's supposed bronchodilatory effects, but even if the drug itself would do that, the amount of irritants in the smoke will increase your risk of having an attack. So I'd advise against it.

Reply 16

AndySoOoOoN

Your a stupid person.

The answer is so blindingly obvious apart from the fact that its unhealthy anyway.

Reply 17

shady lane

I know asthmatics that smoke weed. They cough more and use their inhalers more as a result. If you're asking if you'll die of an asthma attack, probably not--although that depends how severe your asthma is.