If you regularly smoke weed or use cannabis-based products and do not tell your healthcare providers about your use, your body may not receive enough anesthetic or pain medication to be effective
As an example, an individual who smoked 20 cigarettes a day for 15 years but then did not smoke for 17 years had more than twice the odds of developing schizophrenia and almost twice the odds of developing depression than someone who had never smoked
Story highlights We've known smoking can kill you for at least 50 years, yet millions still smoke The number of people who smoke has been on the decline, but that number has plateaued Smoking behaviors rewire your brain to want the nicotine and the smoking behaviors Smoking can kill you
That represents as much as a 40 percent hike for a single pack
The recruitment of volunteers, sample collection, and other study-related procedures were performed by following the approved guidelines and protocols, and a written-informed consent was obtained from all the volunteers prior to any study-related procedures
