OFF: smoking etc.

[flossbac]

> get ready....
> i've never smoked, tobacco or pot. so i'm not as wise to the details as
those
> who 'live the lifestyle', as it were. here's my incredibly naive question:
>
> does smoking pot carry the same health risks as smoking cigarettes?
> cancer/lung-heart disease/emphesema/etc etc...? let's forget the supposed
> 'positives' for the moment--surely inhaling the smoke of anything burning
has
> it's dangers...?
>
> not trying to make a point here; just honestly curious; i never hear this
> discussed, yay or nay.
> rmayo

Yeah, certainly one of the major problems is smoke itself.  The aerosolized
chemicals of burned plant materials are generally bad news in terms of
health.  Pot is probably a bit more healthful because it lacks nicotine (a
sympathomimetic drug which basically overstimulates the body, raising blood
pressure and injuring the circulatory system), but the carcinogenic
properties and the lung effects are the same.

I haven't ever smoked tobacco or pot either, nor have I ever been drunk.

John Majka