Study: Smoking Marijuana Linked To Higher Rate Of Gum Disease

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A new study has identified at least one noticeable difference in the bodies of people who smoke pot compared to those who don’t.


A new long-term study has identified at least one noticeable difference in the bodies of people who smoke pot compared to those who don’t.
As a Duke University press release states, participants “who smoked marijuana for up to 20 years have more gum disease, but otherwise do not show worse physical health than non-smokers.”
Researchers from Arizona State University, Duke University, King’s College in the UK and the University of Otago in New Zealand based this conclusion on an assessment of “nearly 1,000 New Zealanders from birth to age 38.” 
Numerous physical and metabolic measures were tracked through