People are always looking for the perfect high? This doesn’t always mean what you think; sometimes better means healthier for your body. Ask ten smokers and you will get ten different answers as to the health benefits of using a bong to smoke with versus some other methods of inhalation. But studies have shown that although you can remove some toxins through the use of a bong, many others are still present. These same studies have also shown that using a bong also filtrates out some of the THC.
Tetrahydrocannabinol or THC is the most psychoactive ingredient in marijuana; it gives users the high effect they are looking to achieve. SO it stands to reason that if using a bong decreases the effects of THC a smoker would have to smoke more marijuana to achieve the high he or she is looking for. Smoking more weed is not healthy for your lungs.
What’s in the bong smoke?
Bongs actually produce more of the carcinogens users are trying not to inhale. The bongs water filtration system actually increases tar and other particulates present in your smoke, which you then inhale, this is because the water is absorbing more THC and leaving the tar behind.
Are there any benefits from using a bong?
Bong enthusiasts like the cooler, milder smoke that bongs produce, and have mistakenly assumed it must also be a healthier way to inhale. Scientific studies like the one conducted by (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) NORML, have tested the validity of that theory and appear to prove it to be untrue. The news is not all bad for bong users though because the filtration process can screen out other smoke toxins and noxious gasses that were not the subject of the tests conducted. And, just as a side note, in a truly unscientific way, by taking a whiff of dirty bong water it seems the water filtration is working to eliminate at least some harmful substances. Some other studies suggest bongs are healthier than smoking joints, so the debate doesnt seem to be settled, there are also bongs with double and triple water filtering systems…
What do you think ? We already know that vaporizers are the ultimate way to smoke, but compared to smoking joints, do you think bong smoking is healthy or not ?