One study also found kids who used THC experienced a faster than normal thinning of the prefrontal cortex, which is important for problem solving and emotional regulation (SN: 1/5/2024)
And if second hand smoke isnt bad enough, third hand smoke stays around even longer for weeks, months and even years
Kiley, director, Division of Lung Diseases of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Effect of Toxic Gases on Intestinal Microbiota The main toxic gases of tobacco smoke, including carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S), ammonia, hydrogen, and nitrogen oxides (NO x ), are inhaled into lung and entered into blood through alveolar exchange, which affects the O 2 transport, decreases the pH of blood, and induces systemic inflammation and diseases (Sloan et al., 2010
But it is not the first place to experiment with an age-based tobacco ban