One Minute of Second-Hand Marijuana Smoke Impairs Cardiovascular Function
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 - 23:21
in Health & Medicine
One minute of exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) from marijuana diminishes blood vessel function to the same extent as tobacco, but the harmful cardiovascular effects last three times longer, according to a new study in rats led by UC San Francisco researchers. In a healthy animal, increased blood flow prompts arteries to widen, a process […]
