Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

People's use of alcohol or opioids causes greater secondhand harms than marijuana consumption does, study finds


A new study of thousands of people nationwide suggests that secondhand harm caused by marijuana use is far less prevalent than that of alcohol, with respondents reporting secondhand harm from drinking at nearly six times the rate they did for cannabis. Perceived harms from opioids and other drugs also outweighed those related to marijuana. Looking […]

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on r/EverythingScience

Read more on:

Photo of alcohol

alcohol

Photo of harms

harms

Photo of greater secondhand

greater secondhand

Related news:

News photo

A Bird-Flu Pandemic in People? Here’s What It Might Look Like.

News photo

Study finds that spaceflight causes kidney damage in mice and humans

News photo

Taoist meditation alters resting brain activity, study finds