Marijuana Kills

[Lestat]

just another thought. I am pretty pro gun control.... my rational is that if less people had guns, less people would die from them.

BUT, along the same vein, if the evidence showed that the only people that were killed by guns we gun owners, I wouldn't be so quick to control their ownership.

 

[jnevin]

hahahahah serious? how about some salvia divinorium? its still legal

I can't smoke anything. I have asthma. I'll pop a couple of somas and chill instead.

 

[jerseyrugger76]

You just stirring up shit now. Slow day in tech land?

 

[Lestat]

You just stirring up shit now. Slow day in tech land?

actually im behind on a lot of shit but burnt out, lots of late night and early morning conference calls to India this week. I'm ready to smoke a bowl.

 

[Lestat]

I can't smoke anything. I have asthma. I'll pop a couple of somas and chill instead.

There is some evidence that marijuana relaxes the bronchial passageways.

I was a terrible asthmatic as a child. I had to bring a pulmoaide machine to school and use it two times per day (and twice at home in the morning and evening). I tried everything, but I suffered from asthma to the point that I had to limit my physical activity. They also put me on allergy shots 2x per week (4 total shots each time) which as a kid was the worst.

As an adult I tried a few treatments, but I as pretty much dependent on my quick acting albuterol inhaler. I used to carry one on my person at ALL times because I never knew when I would tighten up and as I am sure you know that feeling is close to unbearable and without meds doesn't go away on its own in a timely manner.

Well now, at 31, I keep an inhaler in my gym back, but I don't always use it proactively. I rarely have to use my inhaler except when exercising strenuously. This is so much different than before or any other period in my life.

Now I am not going to draw direct causation, i do know that sometimes childhood asthmatics get far better in adulthood, BUT I do smoke more now than I ever did. I try to use a vaporizer whenever possible as to not inhale tar, but I have had times where my lungs will tighten up and instead of going for the inhaler, I go for the bong, and the effect is very similar, a near instantaneous relief of the tightness, I feel like I can get more air.

Now if its the particule matter that causes your asthma, then yeah, smoking will only aggravate it, but you could try a non smoked form of marijuana or possible the vaporizor.

 

[jnevin]

There is some evidence that marijuana relaxes the bronchial passageways.

I was a terrible asthmatic as a child. I had to bring a pulmoaide machine to school and use it two times per day (and twice at home in the morning and evening). I tried everything, but I suffered from asthma to the point that I had to limit my physical activity. They also put me on allergy shots 2x per week (4 total shots each time) which as a kid was the worst.

As an adult I tried a few treatments, but I as pretty much dependent on my quick acting albuterol inhaler. I used to carry one on my person at ALL times because I never knew when I would tighten up and as I am sure you know that feeling is close to unbearable and without meds doesn't go away on its own in a timely manner.

Well now, at 31, I keep an inhaler in my gym back, but I don't always use it proactively. I rarely have to use my inhaler except when exercising strenuously. This is so much different than before or any other period in my life.

Now I am not going to draw direct causation, i do know that sometimes childhood asthmatics get far better in adulthood, BUT I do smoke more now than I ever did. I try to use a vaporizer whenever possible as to not inhale tar, but I have had times where my lungs will tighten up and instead of going for the inhaler, I go for the bong, and the effect is very similar, a near instantaneous relief of the tightness, I feel like I can get more air.

Now if its the particule matter that causes your asthma, then yeah, smoking will only aggravate it, but you could try a non smoked form of marijuana or possible the vaporizor.

I think it's when it's ingested instead of smoked is when that happens.

 

[Lestat]

I think it's when it's ingested instead of smoked is when that happens.

its when what happens?

 

[chris302001]

its when what happens?

the bronchial dilation.......nothing "smoked" is going to dilate the airways, it will only irritate it and cause swelling/increased secretion.

 

[jnevin]

its when what happens?

The passage ways are relaxed. I don't see how inflaming the tissue in the lungs, which is what would happen if smoke was inhaled, could possibly relax anything.

 

[chris302001]

The passage ways are relaxed. I don't see how inflaming the tissue in the lungs, which is what would happen if smoke was inhaled, could possibly relax anything.

your right, it wont.