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Does Marijuana Cause Blood To Get Thinner?
I'm a surgical technologist and screen patients for surgery. How long should a pt bee off marijana prior to surgery and what type of effect does it have on blood? We do a lot of tonsil surgery and I wonder of it thins the blood which could cause a potiential post op bleed
Mon, 19 May 2014
ideally a marijuana or cannabis has no effect on blood. it causes more psychological dependence than physical dependence.it causes craving.restlessness and irritability if a user is off for long. ideally pt should be off 3 -4 days prior to surgery and if chronic user then psychiatrist help should be sought for some antianxiety drugs.
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