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Is Smoking Marijuana As Dangerous As Cigarettes?
I have just started HRT for hot flashes & night sweats (perimenopausal symptoms) & while I realize smoking ciggies is extremely bad to do while on HRT (I quit last month in preparation for the HRT), I recently (2 months maybe) started smoking marijuana for chronic pain (had a broken vertabrae & had spinal fusion surgery 6 months ago.My question is...Is smoking marijuana as dangerous as ciggarettes? Does it have the ame risks?
Fri, 9 Jan 2015
Hi.
I understand your concern.
There is not any technique to measure dangerous level.
Both are very dangerous to health.
Smoking ciggarates can lead to cancer and marijuana can lead to psychological and physiological ill health.
In ciggarates, physical complications are more and in marijuana psychological and addictive behaviour are more.
Better to avoid both for health.
Glad to help you further.
Thank you.
I understand your concern.
There is not any technique to measure dangerous level.
Both are very dangerous to health.
Smoking ciggarates can lead to cancer and marijuana can lead to psychological and physiological ill health.
In ciggarates, physical complications are more and in marijuana psychological and addictive behaviour are more.
Better to avoid both for health.
Glad to help you further.
Thank you.
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