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Smoking cannabis may be more harmful to lungs than tobacco: Study
OTTAWA: Cannabis may do more harm to a smoker’s lungs and airways than tobacco, according to a small Canadian study published Tuesday.Researchers from the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital looked at chest X-ray scans of 56 cannabis smokers, 57 non-smokers and 33 people who smoked only tobacco between 2005 and 2020.They found higher rates of airway inflammation and emphysema -- a chronic lung disease -- among regular cannabis smokers compared to regular tobacco-only smokers and non-smokers.“Marijuana smoking is on the rise and there’s a public perception that marijuana is safe, or that it’s safer than (tobacco) cigarettes,“ Giselle Revah, a radiologist The Ottawa Hospital, where th

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