Passive CANNABIS also exists

Secondhand cannabis smoke also causes, like passive smoking, asthma symptoms in allergic children, notes this study presented at the Scientific Sessions of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. A wise warning, and upstream of the United States with the trend of cannabis liberalization, but also a solution: with the removal of cannabis from the home, asthma symptoms disappear.

It is well established that second-hand cigarette smoke poses a risk to anyone with asthma. This study shows that it is possible for children and adults with uncontrolled asthma to have their symptoms worsen due to allergy and exposure to cannabis smoke.

 

The example is given by the authors: a 6-year-old boy with severe asthma whose parents regularly smoked cannabis at home. Even if the parents did not consume it in the same room as the child, the latter was exposed to traces of smoke and plants. The doctors did not understand why his asthma was so severe and unresponsive to treatment. After the cannabis was removed from the house, her asthma improved.

 

An allergy distinct from passive smoking “allergy”: tobacco smoke aggravates asthma by irritating the lungs in a non-allergic way, while cannabis smoke causes an allergic response.

 

Anyone who consumes cannabis should therefore be careful with those close to them, and in particular their children, as their exposure can lead to or aggravate uncontrolled asthma symptoms.