Jorge Vásconez-González, Karen Delgado-Moreira, Belén López-Molina, Juan S Izquierdo-Condoy, Esteban Gámez-Rivera, Esteban Ortiz-Prado
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of marijuana use and its derivatives has surged over the past century, largely due to increasing legalization globally. Despite arguments advocating its benefits, marijuana smoking exposes the lungs to harmful combustion byproducts, leading to various respiratory issues such as asthma, pneumonia, emphysema, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. METHODS: We embarked on an extensive literature search, utilizing PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases, identifying 200 studies...
July 2023: Substance Abuse