Lung Disease Associated With Marijuana Use

• Published in: Archivos de bronconeumología (English ed.) 2017-09, Vol.53 (9), p.510-515
• Main Authors: Chatkin, José Miguel, Zabert, Gustavo, Zabert, Ignacio, Chatkin, Gustavo, Jiménez-Ruiz, Carlos Andrés, de Granda-Orive, Jose Ignacio, Buljubasich, Daniel, Solano Reina, Segismundo, Figueiredo, Ana, Ravara, Sofia, Riesco Miranda, Juan Antonio, Gratziou, Christina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Animals; Cannabis; Forced Expiratory Volume; Head and Neck Neoplasms - etiology; Health Policy; Humans; Hábito de fumar marihuana; Lung Diseases - epidemiology; Lung Diseases - etiology; Lung Neoplasms - etiology; Marihuana; Marijuana; Marijuana smoking; Marijuana Smoking - adverse effects; Marijuana Smoking - epidemiology; Marijuana Smoking - legislation & jurisprudence; Marijuana Use - epidemiology; Primates; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - etiology; Respiratory System - drug effects; Sleep Latency - drug effects; Smoke - adverse effects; Smoking; Tabaco; Tabaquismo; Tobacco; Tobacco Smoking - adverse effects
• ISSN: 1579-2129; 1579-2129
• DOI: 10.1016/j.arbr.2017.07.010

Marijuana is the most widely used illegal drug in the world, with a prevalence of 2.5%–5%, and the second most commonly smoked substance after tobacco. The components of smoke from combustion of marijuana are similar to those produced by the combustion of tobacco, but they differ in terms of psychoactive components and use. Inhalation of cannabis smoke affects the respiratory tract, so the available evidence must be updated in order to provide pulmonologists with the latest scientific information. In this article, we review the impact of cannabis consumption on the lungs, taking into account that the respiratory route is the most popular route of cannabis consumption. La marihuana es la droga ilícita más consumida en el mundo con prevalencia de 2,5 a 5% y la segunda sustancia fumada después del tabaco. Los componentes del humo por la combustión de esta sustancia son similares a los producidos en la combustión del tabaco, pero difieren en la sustancia psicoactiva y en la práctica de fumar. La inhalación del humo de cannabis produce consecuencias sobre el aparato respiratorio. Por ello se hace necesario actualizar la evidencia disponible para ofrecer información científica al neumólogo. En este artículo se revisa el impacto del consumo de cannabis en los pulmones, teniendo en cuenta que la ruta más popular de la ingestión de cannabis es a través de las vías respiratorias.