This data shows the frequency of cannabis use in combination with tobacco. This makes it very difficult to interpret self-reporting data about the health effects of tobacco alone. It is clear that drug-seeking behavior, even in patients undergoing treatment for drug and alcohol abuse, is not completely gone since other drugs are being used at the same time. Perhaps the difficulty in obtaining a higher level of treatment success relates to this fact. It is also startling to note the amount of money being spent on cannabis by a population supported by the government and in whom tremendous health care resources are being expended.
Marijuana cigarette triggers severe hyperthermia.
A 24 year-old man with a history of smoking one marijuana cigarette twice a month for many years left his office immediately after smoking one marijuana cigarette. He was acclimatized to the environment but had been jogging for only one week. He had no preexisting medical conditions. After jogging for 15 minutes, he became acutely ill and collapsed. Paramedics were called who noted a hot, red, dry skin and an agitated combative condition.