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I am 53 year old and i recently learn smoke cannavis; how bad it is this for my body. my blood pressure is perfect?
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Cannabis & health: Your BP may be "perfect, " but smoking cannabis sharply increases heart rate and makes you nearly 5 times as likely to have a heart attack in the first hour after smoking. This may be from palpitations & arrhythmias. Marijuana contains 50-70% more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than cigarette smoke. There's more risk of daily cough, phlegm, and respiratory infections. Mind effects are profound too.
Answered 9/16/2019
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