Question to the doctors of cann.com

[Coelho]

Well... i just heard about a new method of ingesting cannabis, which is nebulizing green dragon (http://boards.cannabis.com/concentrates/157159-nebulizer.html). It seems a very interesting method, but i would like to know if there are any risks to the health, due the fact i would be inhaling alcohol, even if its only small amounts.
So, what do you think?

[silkyblue]

NO


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[GreenDestiny]

Good question... So far I'm not aware of any risks much greater than the ingesting of alcohol.

From briefly researching the effects of inhaled alcohol, mainly with the AWOL machine, I can't find much info about the health risks...

This article was the most informative I've found about the subject:
Is inhalable alcohol a good idea? - By Amanda Schaffer - Slate Magazine (http://www.slate.com/id/2106393/)

[Coelho]

Good question... So far I'm not aware of any risks much greater than the ingesting of alcohol.

From briefly researching the effects of inhaled alcohol, mainly with the AWOL machine, I can't find much info about the health risks...

This article was the most informative I've found about the subject:
Is inhalable alcohol a good idea? - By Amanda Schaffer - Slate Magazine (http://www.slate.com/id/2106393/)

Thanks for the info, man! :thumbsup:

Anyway... anyone else?

[birdgirl73]

You know I'm just a med student and not yet a doctor, right? I don't know that there exists much information about the effects of inhaled, nebulized alcohol droplets, but I suspect it's not something any health professional with any sense would recommend wholeheartedly.

I read this post real quickly and didn't really ever see any detail about exactly what you'd be putting into the nebulizer cup. Is the alcohol in the tincture itself? Because if it's not and the tincture is some other type of liquid, the ideal way to nebulize it would be to mix it with a product called broncho saline, which is basically an 0.9% saline solution at the ideal osmotic consistency for oral inhalation. That's the liquid that pulmonary patients use to dilute their inhalant medicines.

[Coelho]

You know I'm just a med student and not yet a doctor, right?

I do... but i know that there are also some actual doctors here... and you may not be a full-fledged doctor yet, but you seems to know more than enough for our simple questions...


I don't know that there exists much information about the effects of inhaled, nebulized alcohol droplets, but I suspect it's not something any health professional with any sense would recommend wholeheartedly.

I read this post real quickly and didn't really ever see any detail about exactly what you'd be putting into the nebulizer cup. Is the alcohol in the tincture itself?

Yes... green dragon is basically weed soaked in alcohol. So the tincture is basically a alcoholic solution of cannabis resins, some pigments, and anything else that be soluble in alcohol.


Because if it's not and the tincture is some other type of liquid, the ideal way to nebulize it would be to mix it with a product called broncho saline, which is basically an 0.9% saline solution at the ideal osmotic consistency for oral inhalation. That's the liquid that pulmonary patients use to dilute their inhalant medicines.

Well... i dont know if mixing green dragon with anything that contain water would be a good idea... the water "reacts" with the alcohol, making the solved resins to precipitate... and it would make the tincture weaker (or even useless).

Anyway, thanks for the info! :thumbsup: