makaveli8x8 said:

oh and don't hold in the smoke thats just stupid an insanely bad for your body.

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I always casper my smoke. Holding it in with 5 hits is probably around the same harm to your lungs as not holding it with twice that many. So why waist your ganj to get the same high?

MustardMan said:

makaveli8x8 said:

oh and don't hold in the smoke thats just stupid an insanely bad for your body.

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I always casper my smoke. Holding it in with 5 hits is probably around the same harm to your lungs as not holding it with twice that many. So why waist your ganj to get the same high?

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EquilibriuM said:

My eyes are always dry and bloodshot. I don't smoke weed... anybody got a remedy?

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xurzax said:

As I understand it, one of the cannaboids in marijuana causes the capillaries (tiny veins) in your eyes to expand, causing the redding of the eyes.

I believe this is why it can be used to treat glaucoma, as larger capillaries would mean more blood flow.

This is why other methods of ingestion still cause bloodshot eyes.

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makaveli8x8 said:

i think i already explained this, but for those that are slow

"Not only would the smoke(and dirt in it) start to settle but you are also starving your body of oxygen and these little macrophages that help clean(resulting in there death).
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holding your breath starves your body of o2 for short periods of time.

doing this for 3-10 hits w/e is your cup of tea...will result in brain damage as well, your brain gets noticeable damage after like 3 mins of no o2.

20-30 seconds of no 02, multiple times....will result in brain damage.not noticeable at first...but over long periods of time it is....hence people you call "burned out"  <--this is all opinions on my part....but it does make sense...to me at least.

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But you don't casper like that...

You let little bits out at a time, and then inhale fresh air with the new space. After about 25-30 seconds its all gone. I never gasp for air at the end.

I see your point, as you would be getting less oxygen, but true stoners hold their weed in tell its all gone, and I know a lot of smart stoners (stoner = dumb is typical stereotype). I know parents who said they use to smoke everyday for like 5-6 years in their college days, and they show now signs of brain damage 

MushroomTrip said:

EquilibriuM said:

My eyes are always dry and bloodshot. I don't smoke weed... anybody got a remedy?

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And there are special eye drops for that, tired, dried red eyes. Helps me.

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Different and fewer risks than tobacco
The process most popularly used to ingest cannabis is smoking. Tobacco smoking has well-established risks such as bronchitis, coughing, overproduction of mucus, and wheezing. Similar risks for smoking cannabis related to airway inflammation have been suggested in a study of healthy cannabis users who exhibited similar early characteristics to tobacco smoking. [26]

The effects of tobacco and cannabis smoking differ, however, as they affect different parts of the respiratory tract: whereas tobacco tends to penetrate to the smaller, peripheral passageways of the lungs, cannabis tends to concentrate on the larger, central passageways. One consequence of this is that cannabis, unlike tobacco, does not appear to cause emphysema. Also unlike tobacco, regular cannabis use does not appear to cause COPD, either. [27] Also, researchers have speculated on potential side effects[citation needed] from the fact that cannabis burns at a higher temperature than tobacco.

It is important to note that in some cases, a cannabis user may encounter commercial tobacco in joints (popular in Europe), added tobacco with hash in chillum (India), or cannabis rolled in tobacco leaves, which would expose the user to the additional risks of tobacco, though nothing on the same order as regular tobacco use.

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Potency matters
By analogy with tobacco smoking, an NIDA-funded study sought to establish a risk to respiratory health by analysing the contents of cannabis smoke, observe inhalation volume of cannabis smokers, and infer risks such as blood carboxyhemoglobin levels from this. [28]

The methodological difficulty, however, was that all the subjects were both tobacco and cannabis smokers, smoking ultra-low-potency (0.004% and 1.24%) NIDA-provided cannabis. Typical potency is closer to 7-15%. Like a listener turning up a radio until he can hear it, a cannabis smoker will regulate the dose by smoking until the desired effect is felt, which in ultra-low-potency cannabis translates into much greater volume of inhaled smoke, and so abnormally high blood carboxyhemoglobin levels. Typical levels would therefore be much lower than the study found. These problems notwithstanding, this is a primary study cited by NIDA in this regard.

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No cancer link
A recent study [29] on a much larger population sample (about 1200), however, not only failed to establish a cancer risk, but showed a slight negative correlation between long-term cannabis use and lung cancers, suggesting a possible therapeutic effect. This followed an even larger 1997 study [30] examing the records of 64,855 Kaiser patients, and concluding no correlation between cannabis use and cancer. It has been noted, separately, that THC, a dilative agent, may help cleanse the lungs by dilating the bronchia, and could actively reduce the instance of tumors. [31] Yet another study failed to establish a link between cannabis use and oral cancer. [32]

Although the carcinogenicity of tobacco is thought to be caused mainly by tar, it has been suggested that it could be the result of radioactive substances present in tobacco soils. This problem does not pertain to cannabis, the vast majority of which is grown in wild, organic, or hydroponic conditions.

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makaveli8x8 said:

anyways its the smoke that does it...when you smoke try holding your head in a way that no smoke can rise and come in contain with your eyes as easy....i bet this will help some.

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Fingerbib said:

I know someone said the same thing, i just don't recall you justifying what you said (I am rather pissed)

I have no doubt - being informed by several GP's - that holding smoke in damages you're lungs (and doesn't increase your high) but it has nothing to do with this topic... It is so completely obvious that any sort of smoke in your lungs does damage that its not worth mentioning. As far as getting smoke in your eyes though, yeah, its gonna hurt, but that ain't wahts making your eyes bloodshot.

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makaveli8x8 said:

yes it is bad for your eyes, blood shot eyes just think about it...cann't be a good thing.

i don't think it is neccaryly mj that causes bloodshot eyes thow...but could be for example maybe thc causes it.

anyways its the smoke that does it...when you smoke try holding your head in a way that no smoke can rise and come in contain with your eyes as easy....i bet this will help some.

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makaveli8x8 said:

Fingerbib said:

I know someone said the same thing, i just don't recall you justifying what you said (I am rather pissed)

I have no doubt - being informed by several GP's - that holding smoke in damages you're lungs (and doesn't increase your high) but it has nothing to do with this topic... It is so completely obvious that any sort of smoke in your lungs does damage that its not worth mentioning. As far as getting smoke in your eyes though, yeah, its gonna hurt, but that ain't wahts making your eyes bloodshot.

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"and i guess people who have smoked threw bongs there entire life wouldn't(<----------------) have any clue about getting smoke in there eyes..this is true. but when someone cheifs on a joint(<---------) the smoke tends to run up your face sometimes if you head is tilted down even a little. those who have expereienced this would notice a burning sensation and eye irration....im almost 900000000000000000000000000000000% postive this (--------->)can cause REDEYES(<-------). but im (---->)NOT saying its the only cause or the main cause(<-------).
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