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Cannabinoids can contribute to negative respiratory health events in older adults with COPD – News-Medical.Net
Cannabinoids, a class of prescription pills that contain synthetically-made chemicals found in marijuana, are associated with a 64 per cent increase in death am…
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 30 2020
Cannabinoids, a class of prescription pills that contain synthetically-made chemicals found in marijuana, are associated with a 64 percent increase in death among older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to the first published data on the impact of cannabinoids on the respiratory health of individuals with the lung disease.
The findings, published Wednesday in Thorax, have significant clinical implications as more p…
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