Smoking marijuana, even occasionally, can increase your risk for more severe complications from Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
If you're smoking weed to ease your stress during the coronavirus pandemic, experts say it's time to think twice.
Coronavirus symptoms: 10 key indicators and what to do"What happens to your airways when you smoke cannabis is that it causes some degree of inflammation, very similar to bronchitis, very similar to the type of inflammation that cigarette smoking can cause," said pulmonologist Dr. Albert Rizzo, chief medical officer for the American Lung Association."Now you have some airway inflammation and you get an infection on top of it.
"Don't confound your caregivers with trying to sort out whether your dry cough and change in behavior is due to the fact that you're a novice with marijuana or it's associated with Covid-19," Glass said."If you do need to see a caregiver, be sure you're very honest with them about when you last used, and how often you use," Glass said,"so they can get a good, clear story on what the impact of inhaling marijuana is on you.
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