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From: MCBRIDE@AUVM.BITNET (John D. L. McBride)
Newsgroups: alt.drugs
Subject: Re: Marijuana Health Hazards
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Date: 17 Jan 90 14:08:41 GMT
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I remember reading about a couple of studies that were published in
the New England Journal of Medicine, mid-to-late eighties (I think).
According to the studies, memory loss and "cerebral atrophy" did not
occur.  Chromosomal breakage did not occur.  Lowered sperm count and
lessened sex drive (in males) did occur *while* under the influence,
but returned to normal shortly after.  The major dangers, of course,
were lung cancer and other cardio-pulmonary disease.  Of course, that's
the same as smoking tobacco, and is probably the result of inhaling
the non-THC components of the smoke.  I will look up the cites when
I get home and will post them later...

-J