How Many Marijuana Related Deaths/medical Emergencies Occur Each Year?
Question by Cole Has A Pole: How many Marijuana related deaths/medical emergencies occur each year?
I am wondering how many marijuana related deaths or medical emergencies occur each year.
And I want a legitimate answer and not the typical “Marijuana causes your body no harm” bunk answer. That’s a false statement and every single one who uses it is naive. If you think there is nothing harmful happening by filling your lungs with smoke then your foolish, but that’s honestly besides the point.
TO CLARIFY: The answer of “No one dies of lung cancer because of marijuana” would not surprise me. However if someone did a little basic research and let’s say found something like “13 people a year in the US died in a car crash with marijuana traceable in their system” would be EXTREMELY appreciated.
No biased opinions here, I just want some real facts. Thank you. (Bonus points if answer is with an ACADEMIC source)
Best answer:
Answer by Ryder3
Well I do have some interesting stats that are true. dont know if this will help you.
Comorbid mental illnesses — Comorbid mood and anxiety disorders occur frequently in patients with cannabis use disorders. A US study found that mood disorders occur in 61 percent of those with cannabis dependence and 36 percent of those with cannabis abuse. Anxiety disorders occur in 46 percent of those with cannabis dependence and 25 percent of those with cannabis abuse. The most prevalent comorbid disorders are major depressive disorder, mania, specific phobias, and generalized anxiety disorder.
In addition, cannabis use occurs more frequently in patients with mental illness compared to the general population. The prevalence of cannabis use disorders among patients with specific illnesses is
Schizophrenia – 31 percent
Mania – 30 percent
Dysthymia – 22 percent
Hypomania – 21 percent
Major depression – 16 percent
Panic disorder with agoraphobia – 26 percent
Generalized anxiety disorder – 19 percent
Another fun fact:
Marijuana — The carcinogenicity of marijuana smoking is less studied than that of tobacco smoking. Several reports have documented histologic and molecular changes in the bronchial epithelium of marijuana smokers that are similar to the metaplastic premalignant alterations that are seen among tobacco smokers.
Users of these drugs are probably at increased risk for lung cancer, although the magnitude of risk has not been well quantified. The absolute risk of lung cancer that a given individual accrues likely relates to the magnitude and duration of drug use, the amount of adulterants coingested, and whether exposure to concomitant carcinogens (such as tobacco smoke) is present. In a case-control study, the risk of lung cancer increased 8 percent for each joint-year of marijuana smoking after adjusting for cigarette smoking. In comparison, the risk of lung cancer increased 7 percent for each pack-year of cigarette smoking after adjusting for marijuana smoking.
So the answer is that there just isn’t enough research. But yes it causes lung cancer just the same as smoking.
Answer by Zachary Julian
Any related deaths caused by a car crash or being “stupid”. Is caused by a lack of tolerance, this is something very many people dont understand. Yes there is opinions about if the actual marijuana kills you (it cant). Your personal lack of tolerance does, it doesnt work like alcohol or tobacco. you take one shot you get one shot drunk. you smoke one joint it is always different and anyone who doesnt regularly smoke or consume marijuana shouldnt drive or anything in the first place. Simply any death by marijuana could happen anyways without it. The major majority of reports from car crashes (most common reason why marijuana kill) is because there is a suspicion and then a test and it takes 30 days for the test to be negative because marijuana is so natural it simply mends with your body so easily. This basic research you could look up just as easily your looking for is always biased opinion so the truth is its 0 or 100,000 you decide.
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