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Scientific article
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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30441-7/fulltext
Keywords
marijuana use
HIV

Toxins in Marijuana Smoke May Be Harmful to Health, Study Finds

Smoking weed may expose people to the same type of toxic chemicals found in tobacco smoke, a new study finds. People who only smoked marijuana had higher blood and urine levels of several smoke-related toxins such as naphthalene, acrylamide and acrylonitrile than nonsmokers. 

Marijuana smoke contains some of the same toxicants present in tobacco smoke. Marijuana smoking is prevalent among HIV+ individuals, but few studies have characterized smoke-related toxicants or associated health outcomes in exclusive marijuana users.