Pharm Girl

For those in the Baby Boomer generation or older, annual physicals probably include questions about alcohol intake, tobacco use, diet, and exercise. Doctors usually explain that as people get older, their risk for heart attacks increases. But while all of these topics are commonly discussed, marijuana use rarely comes up-a serious omission for those who are at increased risk for heart attacks.

Many people may have never associated marijuana with heart attacks, especially with the prevailing concept of marijuana as a "mellowing" drug. The truth is that although energy levels decrease after smoking marijuana, blood pressure and heart rate actually increase. In fact, a marijuana smoker's heart rate can increase by about 40 beats per minute, double the normal rate. Blood pressure increases if the user is sedentary or lying down, but it drops drastically if the person stands up or becomes active. This fluctuating blood pressure results in dizziness.

It's not yet clear why marijuana causes risk to the heart. It could be THC (the active ingredient in marijuana), the carbon monoxide, or any of the other components of the drug (although we know that one marijuana joint has four times as many toxins and carcinogens as a tobacco cigarette). If the marijuana is laced with cocaine, speed, LSD, or PCP, these added chemicals could have a greater impact on the heart.

Shaggy_420

yea im thinking its the carbon monoxide

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OldMan&TheWeed

I'm over 40 and I have a history of heart disease in my family.

This is something I think about.

For right now my motto is, 'Moderation in All Things.'

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bored_toker

This isn't exactly related to the thread, but you said that "although we know that one marijuana joint has four times as many toxins and carcinogens as a tobacco cigarette."

I've always heard this, but never knew if it was really true. Have they actually done studies on this?

Pharm Girl

oops can u delete this post and move to appropriate place.....sorry

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