Lung Disease Associated With Marijuana Use

Arch Bronconeumol. 2017 Sep;53(9):510-515. doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2017.03.019. Epub 2017 May 5.
[Article in English, Spanish]

Abstract

Marijuana is the most widely usedillegal drug in the world, with a prevalence of 2.5%-5%, and the second most commonly smoked substance after tobacco. The components of smoke from combustion of marijuana are similar to those produced by the combustion of tobacco, but they differ in terms of psychoactive components and use. Inhalation of cannabis smoke affects the respiratory tract, so the available evidence must be updated in order to provide pulmonologists with the latest scientific information. In this article, we review the impact of cannabis consumption on the lungs, taking into account that the respiratory route is the most popular route of cannabis consumption.

Keywords: Cannabis; Hábito de fumar marihuana; Marihuana; Marijuana; Marijuana smoking; Smoking; Tabaco; Tabaquismo; Tobacco.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Forced Expiratory Volume
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / etiology
  • Health Policy
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases / epidemiology
  • Lung Diseases / etiology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / etiology
  • Marijuana Smoking / adverse effects*
  • Marijuana Smoking / epidemiology
  • Marijuana Smoking / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Marijuana Use / epidemiology*
  • Primates
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / etiology
  • Respiratory System / drug effects
  • Sleep Latency / drug effects
  • Smoke / adverse effects
  • Tobacco Smoking / adverse effects

Substances

  • Smoke