Prevalence of teen asthma rising in U.S. states with legalized recreational weed

Teens and children in some minority and ethnic groups who live in U.S. states that have green-lit recreational cannabis are seeing asthma prevalence rise compared to their counterparts in no-go weed states. Published last month in the journal Preventive Medicine, investigators examined data from the 2011-2019 National Survey on Children’s Health. A study released in the summer of 2021 found that children exposed to second-hand cannabis smoke from parents may experience viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold, more frequently than children whose parents do not consume weed. The new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and The City University of New York is touted as the first to examine the relationship between changes in adult-use cannabis policy and asthma prevalence among children and adolescents. Get in touch with feedback and story tips at thegrowthop@postmedia.com