Does cannabis use predispose to chronic airflow obstruction?
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Does cannabis use predispose to chronic airflow obstruction?
C annabis (derived from the ubiquitous plant, Cannabis sativa, and also known as marijuana) is the most widely used illicit drug worldwide, as well as the second most commonly smoked substance after tobacco, with an estimated 166 million users (3.9% of 15–64 yr olds) [1]. Its wide popularity is due to the euphoric effects of its major psychoactive ingredient, D-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Since...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0903-1936,1399-3003
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00109309