ExcelMale
Menu
Home
What's new
Latest activity
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Videos
Lab Tests
Doctor Finder
Buy Books
About Us
Men’s Health Coaching
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
General Health & Fitness
Health & Wellness
Marijuana use triples risk of death from hypertension
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Saul" data-source="post: 104380" data-attributes="member: 16541"><p>This is one of those headlines that are all too common that make it hard for readers to know the truth and what is really occuring. I will go so far as to say it is misleading. </p><p>For this study that I read (the source):</p><p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3045206/" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3045206/</a></p><p></p><p>The <u>facts </u>are interesting. Please correct me if I am wrong, but first and foremost, cannabis lowered blood pressure, but BP went back up during abstinence. </p><p></p><p><em>"<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000"> Systolic blood pressure increased from a mean (SEM) of 129.6 (0.9) mmHg during cannabis use to a mean of 139.8 (0.8) mmHg during abstinence. Diastolic blood pressure increased from a mean of 74.8 (0.7) mmHg during cannabis use to a mean of 81.8 (0.6) mmHg during abstinence." The warning is to not stop abruptly and that is when the risk can occur. " </span></span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000">In both cases, BP is higher during abstinence !</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Further, the study participants were heavy users. In terms of alcohol, they would be considered alcoholics - maybe the headline could be "Drug Abuse Causes Health Risks"</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span><em>"<span style="color: #000000">Daily cannabis users . . . . used cannabis at least <u>25 days per month for at least 1 year</u> with no indication that they were seeking treatment . . . </span></em><span style="color: #000000"><em>Fourteen participants were enrolled and 13 completed the study (11 male, 2 female). Those who completed the study . . . <u>used cannabis an average of 5 (3) times per day during the 3 months </u>prior to admission in the study. . . . . <u>all smoked tobacco cigarettes (6 (5) cigarettes/day) daily</u>. One male African American participant (017) was taking lisinopril (20mg/day) and hydrochlorothiazide (12.5mg/day) for hypertension on admission to the study. "</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">So the participants also smoked cigs and used alot of cannabis, - an amount that would be abuse levels - average of 5 time per day (some more in addition to cigs) if in alcohol or any other drug were in questions. </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Saul, post: 104380, member: 16541"] This is one of those headlines that are all too common that make it hard for readers to know the truth and what is really occuring. I will go so far as to say it is misleading. For this study that I read (the source): [URL]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3045206/[/URL] The [U]facts [/U]are interesting. Please correct me if I am wrong, but first and foremost, cannabis lowered blood pressure, but BP went back up during abstinence. [I]"[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000] Systolic blood pressure increased from a mean (SEM) of 129.6 (0.9) mmHg during cannabis use to a mean of 139.8 (0.8) mmHg during abstinence. Diastolic blood pressure increased from a mean of 74.8 (0.7) mmHg during cannabis use to a mean of 81.8 (0.6) mmHg during abstinence." The warning is to not stop abruptly and that is when the risk can occur. " [/COLOR][/FONT][/I][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]In both cases, BP is higher during abstinence ![/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][FONT=tahoma]Further, the study participants were heavy users. In terms of alcohol, they would be considered alcoholics - maybe the headline could be "Drug Abuse Causes Health Risks" [/FONT] [/COLOR][/FONT][I]"[COLOR=#000000][FONT='inherit']Daily cannabis users . . . . used cannabis at least [U]25 days per month for at least 1 year[/U] with no indication that they were seeking treatment . . . [/FONT][/COLOR][/I][COLOR=#000000][FONT='inherit'][I]Fourteen participants were enrolled and 13 completed the study (11 male, 2 female). Those who completed the study . . . [U]used cannabis an average of 5 (3) times per day during the 3 months [/U]prior to admission in the study. . . . . [U]all smoked tobacco cigarettes (6 (5) cigarettes/day) daily[/U]. One male African American participant (017) was taking lisinopril (20mg/day) and hydrochlorothiazide (12.5mg/day) for hypertension on admission to the study. "[/I] So the participants also smoked cigs and used alot of cannabis, - an amount that would be abuse levels - average of 5 time per day (some more in addition to cigs) if in alcohol or any other drug were in questions. [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Share this page
Facebook
Twitter
Reddit
Pinterest
Tumblr
WhatsApp
Email
Share
Link
Sponsors
Forums
General Health & Fitness
Health & Wellness
Marijuana use triples risk of death from hypertension
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top