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Suggest Treatment For Heart Disease In Children
My 17 yr-old niece and was born with a congenital heart defect. She had several surgeries during her first year of life, and her oxigenation is not as high as that of a person with a healthy heart. Now she is smoking marijuana on the weekends. I worry it could damage her heart and am trying to persuade her to stop. Is she more at risk for heart problems, and if so, what arguments could I use to convince her that smoking pot is harmful to her health?
Fri, 27 May 2016
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definately marijuna has deleterious effects on the heart, and if ur neice has undergone surgeries for congenital heart disease its even has worse effects..... basically it causes artritis and embolic episodes in other words can lead to stroke .......there are many other bad egffects on repaired hearts and valves of heart..... try to convince her by telling these facts and also other bad effeects on brains and other organs...and even its dependency............hope this information may suffice u... and help ur neice to leave this habit
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