Experiences of marijuana-vaporizer users.
Subst Abus
; 35(2): 127-8, 2014.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24821347
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Using a marijuana vaporizer may have potential harm-reduction advantages on smoking marijuana, in that the user does not inhale smoke. Little research has been published on use of vaporizers.METHODS:
In the first study of individuals using a vaporizer on their own initiative, 96 adults anonymously answered questions about their experiences with a vaporizer and their use of marijuana with tobacco.RESULTS:
Users identified 4 advantages to using a vaporizer over smoking marijuana perceived health benefits, better taste, no smoke smell, and more effect from the same amount of marijuana. Users identified 2 disadvantages inconvenience of setup and cleaning and the time it takes to get the device operating for each use. Only 2 individuals combined tobacco in the vaporizer mix, whereas 15 combined tobacco with marijuana when they smoked marijuana. Almost all participants intended to continue using a vaporizer.CONCLUSIONS:
Vaporizers seem to have appeal to marijuana users, who perceive them as having harm-reduction and other benefits. Vaporizers are worthy of experimental research evaluating health-related effects of using them.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Nebulizadores e Vaporizadores
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Cannabis
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Fumar Maconha
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Usuários de Drogas
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article