Vaporizers- negative respiratory effects

[drunknb]

How often do you smoke/vape?

Everyday. I have [self-diagnosed] A.D.D., as well as [clinically-diagnosed]insomnia, thus I obtained a perscription for canibus, here in Colorado. It helps me focus and concentrate, in addition to assisting me in getting the necessary rest that my body needs to function properly. I smoked before I was an RT...and I am fully fully aware of what smoke does to your lungs...thus I purchased the Silver Surfer Vaporizer. (they're made in Colorado Springs, just south of me...so I got to visit them and put it together and such...cool expierience and they have great employees!) ...I just continue to smoke. ...but the vap is SOOO much funner (not a word, I know). I actually run it thru a water-pipe (bong) with a carb on it. It does assist in cleaning the minimal particulates in the vapor. That takes care of your next question...

In terms of respiratory health, do you think vaping with a waterpipe attachment is the safest way to go so as to remove the possibility of inhaling particulates?

Yeah, definately.

Do you worry about particulates when you smoke?

Certainly...such as should everyone else. It's a personal decision though. I've seen people smoke heavily for 30 years and it doesn't affect the same as it does the person that smoked for 30 days and develops lung cancer (rare, but it's happened).

Do you think that inhaling fungal spores is a big deal or not really? I read that waterpipes only reduce fungal spores by about 15%.

This is huge... dependant on the spore. Spores such as tetnus and botulism are certainly not good for the body. Their gram-negative status can, and has proven to be deadly. Generally, you're not going to get any life-threatening spores from marijuana...just make sure that you're checking it for any mold(s), if you're dealing with some pretty fresh and wetter buds, that aren't allowed to fully dry while curing.


To WeayLay;

"Cooler" smoke can cause a bronchospasm, if you're hypersensitive to erradic changes in your trachea. You breathe through your nose to warm and humidify the air you inspire, so it's matches the bodys' temp, to alleviate 'spasm' in your lungs. On frigid days when you go outside and take a big, deep breath - you cough...that's caused by a minimal bronchospasm. It's the smoke and the partuculates in the smoke that paralyze the cilia. The 'cherry' from the joint is contributing to the heat of the smoke, whereas the flame from the lighter is contributing while smoking out of a pipe. The heat source from the vap is not as hot as the flame/cherry, in addition to generally sucking thru about 1.5' ro 2' worth of tube...it cools as it travels. Taking it then thru water, further cools the vapor, in addition to removing additional particulates (minimal) from the vapor.

Hope that helped... sorry so lengthy...