Can Marijuana cause a Heart Attack?
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Dope can bring on panic attacks which make you feel like your having a heart attack trust me your not, though I doubt you were smelling it at the time ;) and of course the more times it happens the more your mind brings on the attacks knowing what happened when you "smelt it" the first time. Dont get me wrong I am not saying these do not feel real or unpleasent. Suggestion; keep away from the stuff, drugs of any kind do damage to the body in whatever format either subtle or otherwise. \nYou know if you had said "everytime I put my hand in a vice and turn it,it hurts"  everyone would easily tell you the answer ... Dont do it !!!!
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It does happen hon. Not in any physical way, but the testosterone level in men does go slightly down when used frequently. Why do you think men who smoke pot dont get in fights as much as men who drink? Testosterone makes you aggressive, marijuana lowers the testosterone levels and so you become less violent and-or aggressive. And before a bunch of retards jump on that and think that marijuana will make them sterile, no it wont. If you notice my wording it says "slightly". You can still get someone pregnant even if you smoke an ounce a day everyday. So dont think you can do away with the condom because youre totally stoned.\n\nHashish is usually a block of resin from the marijuana plant. You heat it, break it up, and then smoke it. \n\npeace
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A heart attack is usually caused by decreased blood flow to an area of the heart from complications of blocked arteries. Coughing would not help, but taking a full strength (or four baby strength) aspirin while you are waiting for help may. However, the heart can also go into abnormal rhythms. This is not what is known as a "heart attack," although it can be caused by a heart attack. More commonly, it is caused by a preexisting heart problem, drug use, electrocution, or many other causes. Coughing can help to restore the heart to its proper rhythm. When we cough hard or bear down as if we were trying to have a bowel movement, it increases the pressure in the thoracic cavity (where the heart and lungs are) and stimulates a nerve which can slow the heart rate. This is a common technique for helping people who are experiencing a rapid, abnormal heart rhythm. Hope this helps!
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not sure if it is directly related to lung cancer as there have been no studies or real studies onthe direct coralation between the 2lots of things can cause lung cancer and many people that smoke marijuana usually smoke cigarettes so we cant say it does cause cancer but it does have some carcinogens.yes it does help reduce nausea and fever some nerve pain and other things
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Hello Sue\n\nIm not a doctor but I do have some experience in this area. I was a smoker for 50 years but stopped cold turkey after a heart attack and quadruple bypass surgery 14 months ago.\n\nIt is my theory that smoking robs the heart and artories of oxygen and that allows plaque buildup, it also hampers your breathing and causes laziness so smokers are less apt to exersize then non smokers are.\n\nAfter 14 smoke free months my risk of heart attack is now half that of a smoker and thats a good thing.\nBy the way I was smoking 2 packs a day so it wasnt easy.\n\nLeon
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no my dear,marijuana,makes no one manic nor aggressive,bipolar disordered thinking is a debilitating disorder that may interfere with activities of daily lioving due to sever alteration in thought processes and perceptions of reality, gettiung stoned makes you euphoric,can cause paranoia, and makes u hungry,and is a depressant, when bipolar patients are in the depressed phase ,it is much more severe than being stoned and it lasts longer than a high, marijuana is actually a neuroprotectant it does not kill brain cells , it is the only drug that kills gliomas ,a serious fatal form of brain cancer ,that traditional medication and surgery do not help,it protects the brain from suffering the damaging effects of a stroke ,and causes nuerogenensis,nerve cells to reproduce, only stem cells can do that ,besides canniboids, and it is not in one of the largest lobbying powers the pharmaceutical companies ,(which have an obscene amount of influence ,which they exert at the expense at consumers), to have marijuana become a legal drug and make a few money makers obsolete, and they are in bed with our government, \ndo not believe anything I say my dear, you can trust me further than you can throw me, but you cannot argue with the facts or change reality, go to calpirg.org,I am a member of this consumer group ,which seeks to limit the damage pharmaceutical companies wage on consumers, via dirty tactics and legislation ,also check out heads magazine  it cites all valid ,credible research ,by valid credible researchers ,and go look at the q and a of mmexykat, one of her answers cites a study, from heads magazine with all details, it is a medical marijuana magazine,unlike hi times which is a stoner magazine
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Long-term physical effects of smoking marijuana;\nIn some ways, the effects of smoking cannabis are similar to the effects of smoking any substance. Any time you inhale smoke, the respiratory system is adversely affected. These effects are particularly apparent with repeated and prolonged use. Studies have pointed out that cannabis produces more tar and burns at a higher temperature than tobacco. Some cannabis smokers inhale the smoke more deeply and hold it in their lungs for a longer period of time. However, the average cannabis user smokes less frequently, and there is evidence that cannabinoids present in cannabis may actually serve to protect against cancer. http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2000/108-10/correspondence.html#thc Furthermore, the concentration of toxic and carcinogenic additives such as nicotine, arsenic, and radium-226, is substantially greater in tobacco cigarettes than in cannabis.Medically, cannabis is most often used as an appetite stimulant and pain reliever for certain terminal illnesses such as cancer and AIDS. It is also used to relieve glaucoma and certain neurological illnesses such as epilepsy ,migraine and bipolar disorder. The medical use of cannabis is politically controversial, but it is sometimes recommended informally by physicians. A synthetic version of the active ingredient in cannabis, THC, is readily available in the form of a pill as the prescription drug Marinol. THC has also been found to reduce arterial blockages.http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050404/full/050404-7.html A sublingual spray derived from an extract of cannabis has also been approved for treatment of multiple sclerosis in Canada as the prescription drug Sativex.
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There is no 100% fool proof way to prevent a heart attack.  Eat right, get enough exercise, and dont smoke are the best ideas, but even then, its still possible to have a heart attack.
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Both can cause damage to the brain with heavy use over long periods of time, although it's much, much worse with alcohol.  Prolonged alcohol abuse will also damage the liver, while heavy marijuana smoking can cause forms of lung damage also caused by cigarette smoking.  So irresponsible use of either carries some health risk.\n\nBut it's very clear that alcohol abuse is much more likely to cause severe, irreversible, often fatal health effects than even the heaviest use of marijuana.  In theory, marijuana smoking could cause lung cancer in some people, but this is certainly very rare if it happens at all.  In contrast, the number of people in the U.S. who develop dementing brain damage (sometimes called "wet brain") or fatal liver disease, as a direct pharmacological effect of years of heavy drinking, is in the thousands.  Indirect damage (i.e. not pharmacological) to the user or others is also much more frequent with alcohol abuse than with pot smoking, given that alcohol is involved in approximately half of all motor vehicle fatalities, small aircraft crash deaths, drownings, fatal burn injuries, falls, homicides, suicides, and non-fatal injuries as well.  Marijuana smoking may be associated with some number of fatal and nonfatal injuries, but that number is probably very small.  \n\nAs if all that didn't make for a vivid, persuasive comarison favorable to marijuana, its also certain that the amounts of social, psychological, and spiritual damage associated with alcohol vastly exceed those possibly linked to pot smoking. "Reefer Madness" turns out to have been just a bad movie, and I suspect that intelligent space aliens would be astounded to discover a supposedly rational society in which alcohol use is accepted and promoted while marijuana smokers fill up jail cells.  I'm not suggesting, of course, that  there aren't good reasons for discouraging irresponsible use of alcohol OR marijuana by anyone, and children and adolescents should, in my view, be discouraged from using them at all even if both were legal for adults.
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This is a complex question.  It depends on why you are taking the drugs.  The same drug that could save your life in an emergency could kill you if taken at the wrong time.\n\nMany recreational drugs might feel good or give you a novel experience, but could have long-term damaging effects.\n\nIt all depends.  \n\nSide note: There is some tentative evidence that marijuana can stimulate the growth of new brain cells.
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because the thc in marijuana opens up the blood vessels making them less constricted, and the oxygenated blood in the cappilaries becomes more prevelant in the eyes, which is the same reason why people with glaucoma(acute constricting of blood vessels in the eyes) use marijuana for their condition.
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Honestly?  He shouldn't.  The initial reports of heart attacks related to viagra were from patients with coronary disease.\n\nThe problem is that viagra's effects can exacerbate the coronary disease.\n\nSo, be careful.  Ask your doctor
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The following are some of the common side effects of using marijuana:\n\n    * Trouble remembering things\n    * Sleepiness\n    * Anxiety\n    * Paranoia (feeling that people are “out to get you”)\n    * Altered time perception \n\nUsing marijuana for a long time makes some people lose interest in school, work, relationships and other activities. It may also cause legal problems. Using marijuana can be especially dangerous in certain situations, such as when you are driving.\n\nThose things don't sound good to me.
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Chronic marijuana users tend to have an increased incidence of decayed, missing, stained teeth and larger amounts of plaque, resulting in gingivitis
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The major active chemical compound tetrahydrocannabinol, commonly referred to as THC, has psychoactive and medicinal effects when consumed.Medically, cannabis is most often used as an appetite stimulant and pain reliever for certain terminal illnesses such as cancer and AIDS.It is used to relieve certain neurological illnesses such as epilepsy, migraine and bipolar disorder.It has also been found to relieve nausea for chemotherapy patients. The medical use of cannabis is politically controversial, but it is sometimes recommended informally by physicians. A synthetic version of the major active chemical in cannabis, THC, is readily available in many countries in the form of a pill as the prescription drug dronabinol (Marinol). THC has also been found to reduce arterial blockages.A sublingual spray derived from an extract of cannabis has also been approved for treatment of multiple sclerosis in Canada as the prescription drug Sativex [3] - this drug may now be legally imported into the United Kingdom and Spain on prescription.\nTherapeutic effects -\nPain relief (especially headaches, cramps, and eye pain due to lowered intraocular pressure). \nIncreased appetite, food subjectively tastes better. \nReduced nausea, (especially from chemotherapy), though may cause or exacerbate nausea for some. \nDilation of alveoli (air sacs) in lungs, resulting in deeper respiration. \nIncrease in productive coughs \nDilation of blood vessels (vasodilation), resulting in: \nIncreased blood flow and heart rate \nReddening of the conjunctivae (red eye) \nLower intra-ocular pressure (beneficial to glaucoma patients). \nLower blood pressure while standing. Higher blood pressure while sitting (note that this can lead to instances of orthostatic hypotension a.k.a. head rush). \nInduces drowsiness (beneficial to sufferers of insomnia and sleep deprivation). \nRelaxation \nReduced stress \nMild entheogenesis
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Playing russian roulette.  Yes it can be quite dangerous.  Wishing it to go away is silly because without knowing what is going on and fixing the problem even exercise my be problematic.\n\nIf this true happened, call 911.\n\nPain has nothing to do with how mild a heart attack is.  How do you figure out the severity of a heart attack?\n\nPeople get heart attacks because the pipe/pipes (coronary arteries) that supply blood  to you heart muscle is clogged up. When the heart muscle cannot get enough blood (oxygen and nutrients), that muscle dies off.  Without knowing where the blockage is occurring and how much of a blockage, you cannot really assess the potential damage.  It is quite possible to have one mild heart attack and then another.  The key is time.  The faster you can open up your arteries the less amount of heart muscle damage.  \n\nIn addition, damages heart muscles are arrythmogenic.  It is not uncommon for patients with heart attacks to also damage the electrical system in there heart.  They can develope fatal arrythmias.\n\nNext, heart problems can occur on a spectrum.  Patients can have stable angina unstable angina and heart attack.  How can we be sure that your chest pain is not unstable angina?  The chest pain can be a warning sign for a major heart attack.\n\nLastly, without proper medicines after you heart attack, the dead area in your heart undergoes changes ie remodeling.  This remodeling is the normal healing process but it changes the mechanics of your heart.  It can worsen the functioning of your heart.