Posted on 08/05/2020 1:13:43 PM PDT by Mariner
The American Heart Association is warning that marijuana use shows “substantial risks” and “no benefit” in cardiovascular health, and its deputy chief science and medical officer is recommending that people “not smoke or vape any substance, including cannabis products, because of the potential harm to the heart, lungs and blood vessels.”
Marijuana contains the psychoactive chemical THC (which gives users the “high”), as well as more than 100 compounds (cannabinoids, such as the popular cannabidiol, or CBD ) chemically related to THC that are still not entirely understood. Studies suggest that they inhibit some enzymes in the body that can affect the way we metabolize certain heart disease medications, such as cholesterol-lowering statins and blood-thinning warfarin, which skews what’s considered a safe dosage.
So in a scientific paper published Wednesday, the American Heart Association (AHA) cites a growing crop of observational studies suggesting that cannabis use is linked to an increased risk of heart attacks, irregular heartbeats (atrial fibrillation, or AFib) and heart failure; a nearly 2.5 times higher risk of strokes; chest pain or angina; and high blood pressure.
Some 2 million Americans with heart disease currently use marijuana or have used it in the past, according to a recent report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, which notes that more than 39 million U.S. adults have used the drug in the past year.
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Funny, I see mostly liberaltarians cheering for pot and more centrists being pro-mask, even Trump is pro-mask now. He’s not particularly pro-drugs, I guess you are?
Been using cannabis every day since Feb 2015 with spectacular results.
I have zero concerns about continued use.
Can you quit? I highly doubt it.
lolololololololol
The myths that still exist regarding cannabis use crack me up.....
You know what’s really funny? Watching friends quickly go downhill into addiction of it. Hilarious stuff. From grade A students to pizza drivers for life. Real f’ing funny.
Why would I quit what is working wonderfully for me?
Tell me, do you know my shoe size too? lolololololololol
Yeah, you’re high.
Your friends are the sum of your experience regarding cannabis, my experience is quite different. I’m still laughing at the use of myth lololololololololol
Laugh away, I was called a moron by another stupid freeper in another thread, I bestow that title to you now.
That’s your term.
Legally, here in the state of Florida, I am “medicated” with cannabis. I am a legal medical marijuana patient & appreciate the freedom.
Name calling is a sign of mental infirmity. Hope you feel better one day soon :)
You’re a wastoid oxygen waster. Adios man, good luck laughing at yourself.
Try educating yourself via experiences outside your own...might save your life if you aren’t afraid to learn new things, of course:
You can’t even reply right. What a mess. I feel very sorry for you.
“I’m for legalization, and I cannot think of one thing that is smoked that is good for the lungs. Smoke from any source is not good for the lungs or heart. Other than a good pork butt or venison loin. Mmmmm….”
Don’t forget brisket!!!
I smoked a lot of pot 40 years ago. Weak-ass stuff compared to what passes for standard today. I went back and looked at some of the technical work I did back then. I was so proud of it. Pure shit. Embarrassing. Don’t fool yourself. You’re high, you’re screwed up.
Fallacy, you are not the determiner of “reply right”.
Feel very sorry for willfully blind people such as yourself.
Don’t feel sorry for me, child. Before I began using cannabis in 2015 I suffered from horrible chronic depression, anxiety & insomnia. I took meds as prescribed for decades & only for sicker & fatter. Then, after I was told I should seriously consider ECT (electro-shock therapy) or a long term hospitalization.
Thankfully a dear friend suggested I look into medical marijuana. After discovering some anecdotal evidence some people experience symptom relief my wife & I decided, “What do we have to lose?” We bought some cannabis flower & my wife learned how to make canna butter.
Long & short of it is, cannabis treated ALL my symptoms SUCCESSFULLY & by the end of 2015 I was off all mood stabilizers & SSRI medications. By the end of 2016 I was off the Ativan I had been taking as prescribed for 8+ years. By the end of 2017 I was off sleep meds which I took for 8.5 years.
Every aspect of my life has been immensely improved by using cannabis. I was unemployable for over a decade. Now I work 2 jobs happily.
Thanks for expressing your ignorance & giving me a chance to share my experience with you :)
Project much?
Yep, I’m sure prescription heroin would do great too for many. Of course everything is better on pot... It’s an addictive drug you CAN NOT stop now.
You don’t even have the decency to congratulate me on being free of mental illnesses after suffering for decades. Says more about you than cannabis use does about me.
Hope you find one day cannabis helps you too, the universe is funny like that sometimes lololol!
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