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If you were to use alcohol marijuana or smoke cigarettes while pregnant what health risk will your baby have?
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∙ 11y ago
More than 90% of pregnant women take prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter) drugs or use social drugs (such as tobacco and alcohol) or illicit drugs at some time during pregnancy. In general, drugs, unless absolutely necessary, should not be used during pregnancy because many can harm the fetus. About 2 to 3% of all birth defects result from the use of drugs other than alcohol.
Drugs taken by a pregnant woman reach the fetus primarily by crossing the placenta, the same route taken by oxygen and nutrients, which are needed for the fetus's growth and development. Drugs that a pregnant woman takes during pregnancy can affect the fetus in several ways:
- They can act directly on the fetus, causing damage, abnormal development (leading to birth defects), or death.
- They can alter the function of the placenta, usually by causing blood vessels to narrow (constrict) and thus reducing the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the fetus from the mother. Sometimes the result is a baby that is underweight and underdeveloped.
- They can cause the muscles of the uterus to contract forcefully, indirectly injuring the fetus by reducing its blood supply or triggering preterm labor and delivery.
Edit- by Granny Storm Crow- Cannabis has been shown to reduce the size of a baby's weight at birth, however this does notincrease infant mortality.
In the study "Mortality Within the First 2 Years in Infants Exposed to Cocaine, Opiate, or Cannabinoid During Gestation",the "cannabis only" babies had a mortality rate LOWER than "no-drug" infants! Not one "cannabis only" babies died! In contrast, 26 of the "no drugs" babies died.
A lady named Jen Alexander did a wonderful in depth (and readable) article on the "Mortality" study -"Pregnant Women Smoking Pot Could Reduce Infant Mortality". However, I really think using a vaporizer, or edibles, would be far wiser! Smoking carries with it carbon monoxide and other combustion "nasties"- vaporizing or edibles would be much safer both for Mom and the baby.
I hope you will take the time to read the study and article. Cannabis is NOT what you think it is! Cannabis is a medical miracle! (Run a search on my name and see what else I have found about this amazing healing herb!)
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What is safer for your health marijuana smoked from a bong or normal cigarettes?
neither, but Mariguana has less chemicals then cigarettes.
What is more damaging cigarettes or marijuana?
Marijuana is harder on your lungs, but given time, you can get lung cancer from both. Cigarettes are legal, Marijuana is usually not. From a health perspective Cigarettes have more known and proven health concerns than Marijuana.
How are cigarettes drugs alcohol bad for health?
Because they can cause health effects that could threaten life
Is there any way that Mary Jane can kill?
No, there isn't, unlike alcohol there is no way to overdose and there are no proven long term health hazards to smoking marijuana. In fact, there are some chemicals in Mary Jane that offset the carcinogens of cigarettes.
Does smoking weed decrease sperm?
Yes, marijuana, alcohol abuse, cigarettes and some drugs can effect not only your sperm count but also the health (motility) of the sperm.
What are health-inhibiting behaviors?
Doing things that are bad for your health. Smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, eating unhealthy foods, not exercising, lots of things.
Why do people take marijuana if it is bad for them?
Because it gets you high. People look past the minor heath risks of pot because the high you get from it is worth it. Weed isn't that bad for you. It has less health risks than cigarettes and alcohol, which are used more than weed. oh, and you don't "take" marijuana. you smoke it! happy tokin!
What is worse: marijuana or alcohol?
IMO, Alcohol. Because I have never met a mean stoner. But I have met a lot of mean drunks. As far as effects on health alcohol is far worse for you than marijuana. Alcohol causes damage to the liver. Alcohol is also possible (and very easy) to overdose with. It's called alcohol poisoning and can cause respiratory depression which can lead to death. Hundreds of people die in the United states every year from alcohol poisoning. Not one person has ever died from smoking too much marijuana. And that's a fact. Even in chronic users that have been smoking for over 10 years, no detrimental health problems have occurred. Marijuana has never shown any negative health effects. Alcohol kills thousands of people each year. However, research shows very clearly that using even small amounts of marijuana, and even then only occasionally, can result in schizophrenia later in life. Marijuana may not be bad for the body, but it is worse for the brain.
How do alcohol and cigarettes affect a person's health?
There are toxins and chemicals that can enter the body it may spread around your body that can be caused to sick.
Why is it dangerous for a pregnant women to drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes?
put this in your own word so you don't get in trouble: ts really dangerous for a pregnant mother to drink alcohol the reason is that the alcohol can get in the baby blood system and do miscarriage, stillbirth, and a range of lifelong physical,
How bad is to smoke weed?
Marijuana is just as bad or worse than cigarettes to your health, but in contrast to cigarettes, it is argued that marijuana has properties that improve overall health in cancer victims, not getting rid of the cancer but simply improving quality of life; unfortunately marijuana is classified as a Class I drug in the US which prohibits any further research to determine or pinpoint its medicinal uses, if any.
How did the World Health Organization assess the risks of marijuana?
World Health Organization, in a 1998 study, stated that the risks from cannabis use were unlikely to seriously compare to the public health risks of the legal drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
