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We all know e-cigarettes are safer than regular tobacco use. But can it lead to marijuana use? //How harmful is it if I am a regular marijuana user and am breast feeding my baby?
ADOLESCENT E-CIGARETTE, HOOKAH AND CONVENTIONAL CIGARETTE USE AND SUBSEQUENT MARIJUANA USE
Janet Audrain-McGovern, PhD, et al..
PEDIATRICS Vol. 142, No 3, Sept. 2018, pg. 19
This article shows that e-cigarettes not only provide nicotine to our youths but also become a “gateway” product for combustible cigarettes in the future. The authors feel that the e-cigarette use may make an easy transition to marijuana in the future.
Parents need to help your children make better choices now that can affect the acquisition of future habits that have greater health implications.
MARIJUANA USE BY BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS AND CANNABINOIDCONCENTRATIONS IN BREAST MILK
Kerri A. Bertrand, MPH, et al.
PEDIATRICS Vol 142, No. 3, Sept. 2018, pg. 20
These authors show that there is cannabinoid measureable in breast milk for up to six days after maternal use. The Academy of Pediatrics advises no marijuana use during pregnancy or while breast feeding.
It is felt that cannabinoids accumulate in fat rich organs and therefore may accumulate in the brain. It has been shown by Tortoriello, et al that THC can damage normal nerve cell components in the developing human brain.
It is true that all the data is not in yet on this subject. Let’s use common sense and avoid those things that might damage normal brain development. Once a human brain is damaged we cannot turn the clock back and reverse that which we did that was deleterious. Please be an informed parent and a concerned parent. Protect your child’s most valuable computer—his or her brain.