{"id":3395,"date":"2022-11-16T14:56:35","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T03:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/cannabis-smokers-more-likely-to-develop-emphysema-than-cigarette-smokers\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T21:02:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T10:02:03","slug":"cannabis-smokers-more-likely-to-develop-emphysema-than-cigarette-smokers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/cannabis-smokers-more-likely-to-develop-emphysema-than-cigarette-smokers\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis smokers more likely to develop emphysema than cigarette smokers"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Smoking is the most common cause of emphysema, a chronic lung condition resulting from air sacs becoming stretched and damaged.<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In a new study, researchers found that airway inflammation and emphysema are more common in people who smoke cannabis compared to cigarette smokers and non-smokers.<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201c93% of the marijuana smokers had emphysema rather than 67% of the tobacco-only smokers,\u201d<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The researchers also found that cannabis smokers had higher rates of airway inflammation.<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/emphysema-more-common-in-cannabis-smokers-than-cigarette-smokers?utm_source=Sailthru%20Email&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_campaign=MNT%20Daily%20News&amp;utm_content=2022-11-15&amp;apid=32370179&amp;rvid=29641d27972af61f33324a5ccb7667f90ff47eef15e469fd88cc0242a1a9ea31#Comparing-the-effects-of-cannabis-vs.-cigarettes-on-the-lungs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"button\">For complete study&nbsp;<\/a><span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Also See&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/lung-cancer\/guide\/marijuana-lung-cancer-risk?ecd=wnl_day_101922&amp;ctr=wnl-day-101922_lead_title&amp;mb=ey%2F15hw9IBd8PPtxici3JnZzEfzmzUWp51pM3CV70UE%3D\">Does Marijuana Cause Lung Cancer? 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