Titre : | A smoking gun? The impact of cannabis smoking on respiratory health |
Auteurs : | British Lung Foundation |
Type de document : | Rapport |
Editeur : | London : British Lung Foundation, 2002 |
Format : | 15 p. / graph. ; ill. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | PAT (Pathologie organique / Organic pathology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés CANNABIS ; EFFET SECONDAIRE ; APPAREIL RESPIRATOIRE ; FUMER ; TABAC ; ANALYSE CHIMIQUE ; POUMON ; CANCERThésaurus géographique ROYAUME-UNI |
Résumé : | Cannabis is the most widely consumed illegal drug in the UK. Recent media coverage has focussed on the public and political debate around issues such as reclassification of cannabis and how the police should deal with those who sell or are found to be in possession of varying amounts of the substance. What has been consistently missing from the public debate on the safety or otherwise of cannabis as compared to other illegal drugs is the impact of smoking cannabis on respiratory health and the possible link with nicotine addiction in the form of tobacco smoking. This report sets out to identify existing scientific and medical research on cannabis smoking and respiratory health. It identifies what conclusions it is possible to draw from the existing evidence and highlights gaps in our knowledge which require further research. The aim of this report is to ensure that those taking part in the debate on cannabis and those engaged in promoting health education to our young people have the fullest possible information on the medical and scientific evidence of the impact of cannabis smoking on respiratory health. Many young people will make decisions about whether they wish to use cannabis or not regardless of its legal status. We have a duty to ensure that they do so with full knowledge of the risks associated with smoking cannabis. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 90 |
Affiliation : | UK |
Cote : | A01133 |
Lien : | http://www.ukcia.org/research/SmokingGun/ASmokingGun.pdf |
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