Hubblies a risk to mouth and throat
YOUNG people put themselves at risk of getting mouth and throat cancers by smoking dagga and the hubbly bubbly pipe. This is according to research announced recently.
The cancer develops in the mouth area and is caused by the human papilloma virus . Professor André van Zyl says if one smokes dagga there is a fourfold chance that one will get HPV-positive oro-pharyngeal cancer or throat cancer.
"You will get the cancer because the cannabis will modify the immune system.
It also modifies the immune system in the throat area where you are breathing the cannabis in. This is the same area that the HPV virus will target, your tonsil and throat area.
"So cannabis will cause the immune system to change and make it easier for HPV to attach and once it attaches it is easier for it to become an infection. Then it will lead to the cancer. That is why cannabis is such a big danger," Van Zyl says.
He says research shows that HPV is spreading fast among young people because when they smoke dagga, they are also likely to engage in risky sexual behaviour.
But he says statistics do not reflect the reality of dagga usage among young people as most of these cases go unreported. He makes an example of Western Cape.
"The percentage of users were mostly coloured in Western Cape, followed by white, third Asian and fourth, black. Most children will say no, even if they are using it. So we assume there is a huge under-reporting of this problem in our schools," Van Zyl says.
The problem doesn't end there for these youngsters. The hubbly bubbly is also fast becoming a concern as more and more young people are starting to use it.
Much like dagga, the hubbly bubbly can also cause mouth and throat cancer. The hubbly bubbly is more dangerous because it is smoked in larger quantities for a longer period of time.
"The studies that we believe are correct are those that have gone to the hubbly bubbly that have examined the smoke and analysed what toxins are coming through," Van Zyl says.
maneater
........and this is sold openly and its on sale at a stor.e near you!!!!!!!!!!Report Abuse
pik_it_up
we cant drinkwe cant smoke ciggies
we cant tan
and now we cant smoke hubbly!!!!?
shoot me now
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CYBORICO
I guess its back to cooking and baking it then, zol cake, zol ommelette, space muffins, maybe develop a zol milkshake aswellReport Abuse
Papage
These items are sold in Lenasia, you must see boys and girls in that area proudly smoking dagga in their vehicles with these pipes.Report Abuse
MommaC
A recent study found that 100% of people died after breathing. The scientists believe that the correlation between the incidents of breathing and the immediate death rate are no coincidence and they urge all people to avoid breathing at all costs.(The HPV is a sexually transmitted disease - stop giving BJs to strangers and get a vaccination)
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Bra.Joe
PapageThese items are sold in Lenasia, you must see boys and girls in that area proudly smoking dagga in their vehicles with these pipes.
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That's true Papagae, do you also stay in that area? if not what where you going to do in Lenasia?
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LEEZO
pik_it_upwe cant drink
we cant smoke ciggies
we cant tan
and now we cant smoke hubbly!!!!?
shoot me now
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Have you seen how bad throart & mouth cancer is? i think you better google mouth cancer and look at the images
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