THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA

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May/June 1981
 
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[5] THC crosses the placenta and has been found in the milk of lactating laboratory animals, and large doses of THC have been shown to increase the fetal death rate in rhesus monkeys.

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[6] Marijuana may suppress certain immune responses in the lungs, making users more susceptible to infection, but the research is inconclusive, and this question hasn't been fully investigated in humans.

[7] Users freely admit that the drug causes disorientation, and school officials have expressed concern about what they refer to as the "antimotivational syndrome" associated with pot use.

[8] Marijuana impairs driving performance, and—when pot is used with alcohol—the user's ability to operate a vehicle deteriorates even further.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Dr. Tow Ferguson's quarterly journal, Medical SelfCare, is available for $15 per year from Medical Self-Care,, Dept. TMEN, P.O. Box 717, Inverness, California 94937. A sample issue is $4.00. Dr. Ferguson's new book, also titled Medical Self-Care, is available from Mother's Bookshelf, P.O. Box 70, Hendersonville, North Carolina 28791 for $8.95, plus 95¢ shipping and handling.

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