New Insights into Respiratory Diseases Caused by Substance Abuse

Dear Colleagues,

Tobacco smoking, cannabis smoking, and drugs abuse are, nowadays, very common among young people. In the last few years, researchers have studied and pointed out the deleterious effects of tobacco and cannabis consumption on the respiratory system. The action of tobacco and/or cannabis on the airways may lead to hyperresponsiveness, inflammation, tissue destruction, and lung emphysema. Consequently, tobacco and/or cannabis abuse can cause upper and lower airways diseases, with acute and chronic manifestations and, among the latter, lung cancer represents a possible evolution. Pathogenesis studies investigating the detrimental effects of marijuana on the cells of the respiratory system are in progress. Campaigns for smoking prevention and for cessation of such voluptuary habits have an important role in limiting the spread of respiratory diseases caused by this abuse and an ethical and sociological relevance for young populations. In this Special Issue, we welcome authors to submit papers on recent and new insights into respiratory diseases caused by drugs or tobacco.

Dr. Angela De Palma
Dr. Silvano Dragonieri
Guest Editors

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