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There are health risks associated with THC: - the possibility of psychosis or schizophrenia in people 16-35 (https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/step/resource

by kodah 5y ago

There are health risks associated with THC: - the possibility of psychosis or schizophrenia in people 16-35 (https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/step/resources/Cannabis%20Use%20and%20Psychosis_380524_284_47327_v2.pdf https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/step/resources/Cannabis...) - the same risk that inhaling any combustible has - overeating - cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (https://www.cedars-sinai.org/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/c/cannabinoid-hyperemesis-syndrome.html https://www.cedars-sinai.org/health-library/diseases-and-con...) For some people the benefits outweigh the risks, especially when practiced in moderation.

denton-scratch 5y ago
Overeating? That's a health risk for THC? And the last I heard, oxygen was "combustible". Inhaling a combustible isn't a health risk; inhaling combustion products might be. But many pot smokers use a vape, set to well-below the combustion temperature for their chosen herb.
- kodah 5y ago
  > Overeating? That's a health risk for THC? Yeah, certainly. I'm not a doctor, but weed makes people eat. Hence it's been used to help folks with eating disorders. Source: https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/how-to-stop-munchies-when-high https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/how-to-stop-munchie... Vapes have issues too, which include exposure to heavy metals. By combustibles I mean anything you burn. Again, not a doctor and not a medical scientist so I may be using the wrong words but most people who use weed know these things. Most notably, anything that is smoked will incur a small but sharp rise in blood pressure. If you wear a heart monitor (or wrist watch with one) it's fairly trivial to detect. Source: https://www.leafly.com/news/health/california-cannabis-labs-are-finding-toxic-metal-in-vape-carts https://www.leafly.com/news/health/california-cannabis-labs-...

by kodah 5y ago

denton-scratch 5y ago

Overeating? That's a health risk for THC? And the last I heard, oxygen was "combustible". Inhaling a combustible isn't a health risk; inhaling combustion products might be. But many pot smokers use a vape, set to well-below the combustion temperature for their chosen herb.

kodah 5y ago
> Overeating? That's a health risk for THC? Yeah, certainly. I'm not a doctor, but weed makes people eat. Hence it's been used to help folks with eating disorders. Source: https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/how-to-stop-munchies-when-high https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/how-to-stop-munchie... Vapes have issues too, which include exposure to heavy metals. By combustibles I mean anything you burn. Again, not a doctor and not a medical scientist so I may be using the wrong words but most people who use weed know these things. Most notably, anything that is smoked will incur a small but sharp rise in blood pressure. If you wear a heart monitor (or wrist watch with one) it's fairly trivial to detect. Source: https://www.leafly.com/news/health/california-cannabis-labs-are-finding-toxic-metal-in-vape-carts https://www.leafly.com/news/health/california-cannabis-labs-...