You can live strong. In the short term, research has shown that smoking marijuana can impact your vital lung capacity (how much you can breathe in and oxygenate the blood). It also causes throat and lung irritation and coughing.

Vaping is associated with over two thousand cases of lung injuries that have resulted in hospitalization and, in extreme cases, even death. While more research needs to be done to know the long-term effects of smoking and vaping marijuana, there are plenty of reasons to quit now.

Learn more about the health effects of vaping.