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  1. From glen@zeus.opt-sci.arizona.edu Thu Jan  3 16:06:48 1991
  2. From: glen@zeus.opt-sci.arizona.edu (Glen Sonnenberg)
  3. Newsgroups: alt.drugs
  4. Subject: MJ and Tobacco smoke comparison
  5. Date: 3 Jan 91 03:15:59 GMT
  6. Organization: Optical Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ
  7.  
  8. Comparison of gaseous and particulate components of marijuana and tobacco
  9. smoke.
  10.  
  11.  
  12.                                                 MJ     Tobacco
  13. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  14. Gas Phase Analysis
  15.   Carbon Monoxide (Vol %)                       3.99     4.58
  16.                   (mg)                         17.6     20.2
  17.  
  18.   Carbon Dioxide (Vol %)                        8.27     9.38
  19.                  (mg)                          57.3     65.0
  20.  
  21.   Ammonia (ug)                                228      178
  22.   HCN (ug)                                    532      498
  23.   Isoprene (ug)                                83      310
  24.   Acetaldehyde (ug)                          1200      980
  25.   Acetone (ug)                                443      578
  26.   Acetonitrile (ug)                            92       85
  27.   Benzene (ug)                                 76       67
  28.   Toluene (ug)                                112      108
  29.   Dimethylnitrosamine (ng)                     75       84
  30.   Methylethylnitrosamine (ng)                  27       30
  31.  
  32. Particulate Matter Analysis
  33.   Phenol (ug)                                  76.8    138.5
  34.   o-Cresol (ug)                                76.8     24
  35.                                                17.9     24
  36.   m-p-Cresol (ug)                              54.4     65
  37.   2.4- and 2.5- dimethylphenol (ug)             6.8     14.4
  38.   Cannabidiol (ug)                            190        -
  39.   delta-9 THC (ug)                            820        -
  40.   Nicotine (ug)                                 -     2850
  41.   Naphthalene (ng)                           3000     1200
  42.   1-methylnaphthalene                        6100     3650
  43.   2-methylnaphthalene                        3600     1400
  44.   Benzo(a)anthracene (ng)                      75       43
  45.   Benzo(a)pyrene (ng)                          31       22.1
  46.  
  47. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  48.  
  49. Just an interesting comparison of the two types of cigarettes.  I don't know
  50. the exact amounts that were tested but they look remarkably similar.  
  51. The information here came from an chapter in _A Primer of Drug Action_.
  52. Another very informative book about MJ is _Drugs and Behavior an Introduction
  53. to Behavioral Pharmacology_.  Both of these books provide an interesting
  54. discussion of the history and effects of MJ.
  55.  
  56. Anyone else out there with info let me know.
  57. Glen Sonnenberg
  58. glen@zeus.opt-sci.arizona.edu [128.196.128.219]
  59. ..{allegra,cmcl2,hao!noao}!arizona!zeus.opt-sci.arizona.edu!glen
  60. Optical Sciences Center, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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