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Is Pot Smoking Less Dangerous Than Cigarette Smoking For Heart?
My husband has 2 arteries with 75-80% blockage, one was just stented. he is 65, normal weight, normal blood panel, no family history and had no symptoms. Oh, exercises 5x week at gym and 20 minutes cardio daily. There was excessive plaque/ calcium buildup in his arteries. his diet is pretty clean, lots of fruits and veggies daily, lean meat 2-3 x a week, drinks beer daily 4-5....and smokes marijuana almost daily, once a day early evening. Question, is the pot smoking less dangerous to your heart than cigarette smoking??? Thanks
Wed, 27 Aug 2014
Hi,
If your husband is mixing tobacco with marijuana in his joint, then he is still getting exposed to nicotine, which is a risk factor for heart disease. Marijuana itself has a constricting effect on blood vessels, but still I feel that it is less harmful than smoking cigarettes.
Best wishes.
If your husband is mixing tobacco with marijuana in his joint, then he is still getting exposed to nicotine, which is a risk factor for heart disease. Marijuana itself has a constricting effect on blood vessels, but still I feel that it is less harmful than smoking cigarettes.
Best wishes.
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