A 29-year-old member asked:
How do marijuana, alcohol, and tobacco effect the reproductive health?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Gerard Honoreanswered
Fertility Medicine 31 years experience
No surprise: Are you surprised if i say they all affect reproductive health in a bad way. Mild or even moderate alcohol use may have a negligible effect, but tobacco and marijuana are definitely harmful: the more you use, the worse the problem.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Is smoking marijuana as bad for me as smoking tobacco?
Dr. Richard Orranswered
Surgical Oncology 46 years experience
No: A difficult question politically, but an easy one medically. Although marijuana is not without risks - the risk of tobacco smoking are far greater!
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Is smoking marijuana less dangerous for you than smoking tobacco?
Dr. Pamela Pappasanswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Both dangerous: Both are dangerous. Marijuana smoke has more carcinogens in it than regular cigarettes do, and people usually inhale and hold the smoke longer with it... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Why do some doctors say marijuana can cause cancer while other doctors say no it cant? Cant we get a definitive yes or no like we did with tobacco?
Dr. Ankush Bansalanswered
Internal Medicine 16 years experience
No: There is no evidence that marijuana causes cancer but there is also insufficient research on marijuana - primarily due to it still being classified by... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
I have severe asthma, and I was wondering if being near tobacco/marijuana smoke couldve taken me from a cold to bronchitis. Kids on my floor smoke. ?
A Verified Doctoranswered
Urgent Care 21 years experience
Asthma Exacerbation: You need an immediate in person exam to rule out asthma exacerbation. Studies show that patients managed with only a rescue inhaler can develop exacer... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Will smoking marijuana cause cancer/is it carcinogenic? If so, is it worse than smoking tobacco?
A Verified Doctoranswered
Surgical Oncology 20 years experience
Potentially: Unfiltered smoke contains chemicals that can promote the development of cancer, regardless of whether it is tobacco or marijuana. Putting a number on... Read More
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