Research on Marijuana Targets on Addicts' Bones

Researches from Edinburgh have called on 200 marijuana abusers to research whether cannabis affects their bones. Chances are the study conducted by scientists from Edinburgh University will finally result in creation of a new sort of drugs applied for curing osteoporosis.

Marijuana elements lead to production of cannabinoids, substances, excreted by the organism in a natural way. Now it's unknown whether they can treat osteoporosis.

Intense marijuana users are taken from rehabilitation centres in Edinburgh to research the potential marijuana usage reveals with regard to osteoporosis. The researchers' goal is to find out whether marijuana abuse seriously affects bone strength, being an essential issue with relation to future bones' health.

The study is directed by St. Ralston and takes place at the Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine. A study campaign is the main financier of the research.

Marijuana is a widely abused drug in many countries, including Britain, and is especially popular among youths, but it's also the least researched of all, and its impact one bones is unknown. According to St. Ralston, the goal is to find out whether marijuana abuse seriously affects bone strength, being an essential issue with relation to future bones' health.

The case is not common, as marijuana is commonly abused together with tobacco, and the team of researches will pay attention to this factor. The aspects which will be taken into consideration also consist in marijuana addicts' diet, physical activity and alcohol abuse, which also tend to affect bone condition.

The last study conducted by the scientists showed that cannabis-triggered elements' receptors influence bone thinning process. However, the later researches reveal that they also take part in bone-forming process.