draegohn wrote:i hate to admit it, but drinking is a bit more safe for the body than pot is , only because the effect on the lungs is quicker (still over a long period of time) from inhaling the byproducts of combustion reactions like carbon monoxide, tarry substances, and other oxidative reaction products. but anyone who drinks strongly can tell you that the psychological and perceptive alterations of alcohol are far worse on someone in that it can cause a lot of bad things to happen because of its dulling effect. it was used in the past as an anesthesia when nothing better was available.
this is why someone (and i'm kind of ashamed i don't know who) invented a wonderful device called a vaporizor. all the benefits of pot, none of the negatives of the smoke.