Lung emphysema caused by marijuana smoking

Landeghem, A Van; Arys, Bo; Heyse, Catherine; Gosselin, Robert

doi:10.5334/jbr-btr.606

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“…The bullae were noted in the middle to upper lung fields, with one mediastinum case. 22,25,27,32,26 One subject was diagnosed with a pneumomediastinum upon review of symptoms and x-ray. 24 Use of the bong for cannabis smoking is suggested as probably prompting the pneumomediastinum.…”

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A Systematic Review of the Respiratory Effects of Inhalational Marijuana

2016

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This systematic review focuses on respiratory effects of inhalational marijuana. The systematic review of the literature was conducted using a comparative method between 2 researchers. Abstracts were reviewed for inclusion of respiratory effects related to inhalational marijuana. Relevant abstracts were collected, and full text articles were retrieved for review. Articles were removed if they did not contain burning marijuana; were animal studies; or were editorials, systematic reviews, commentaries, non-English language, or non-respiratory-related articles. Forty-eight articles were collected and categorized by respiratory effects. In particular, lung cancer, bullous emphysema/COPD, and other respiratory symptoms were the primary categories. Articles were noted by study population country, sample size, age distribution, and findings that were pertinent to respiratory health. The research indicates that there is a risk of lung cancer from inhalational marijuana as well as an association between inhalational marijuana and spontaneous pneumothorax, bullous emphysema, or COPD. A variety of symptoms have been reported by inhalational marijuana smokers, including wheezing, shortness of breath, altered pulmonary function tests, cough, phlegm production, bronchodilation, and other symptoms. It is important to stay current with research findings to educate patients on this smoking behavior.

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A Systematic Review of the Respiratory Effects of Inhalational Marijuana

2016

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“…Other case reports of cannabis-induced complications include hemoptysis [ 77 ], emphysema and secondary pneumothorax [ 78 ], hypersensitivity pneumonitis [ 79 ], eosinophilic pneumonitis [ 80 ], ARDS, vanishing lung syndrome (Fig. 1 ) [ 81 ], and emphysema [ 82 , 83 ].…”

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Cannabis and Lung Health: Does the Bad Outweigh the Good?

Kaplan

2021

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Cannabis use is growing, with multiple medical 'indications' and approval for recreational use in many countries. This article will review some of the respiratory complications to cannabis use, which include lung function changes, lung destruction, increased risk of lung and head and neck cancer, and others. These are mostly related to smoking, and the co-administration of nicotine makes the risks a bit difficult to measure. However, with many reports of EVALI, electronic vaping-associated lung injury, being related to cannabis coadministration, it appears that the safest administration of cannabis, as far as lung health, is orally.

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Lung emphysema caused by marijuana smoking

Cited by 2 publications

References 3 publications

A Systematic Review of the Respiratory Effects of Inhalational Marijuana

A Systematic Review of the Respiratory Effects of Inhalational Marijuana

Cannabis and Lung Health: Does the Bad Outweigh the Good?

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