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Journal of Voice, the pilot involves patients who have consumed cannabis via smoking, vaping, eating and using CBD oil.
With regard to tobacco, the study notes, 88 per cent of respondents had never used it, about 9.5 per cent were former users and approximately 2.4 per cent were current users. Three-quarters of the patients reported having tried some form of cannabis during their lifetimes, with about 21.4 per cent being at least monthly smokers and around 39.3 per cent being yearly smokers. FILE: The Phantom Of The Opera is there, inside your mind. / Photo: Matthew Murphy/Ottawa Citizen
“Marijuana use has been common among rock and popular singers for decades, but it also occurs among other professional voice users, including classical singers, teachers, politicians, clergy and many others,” study author Dr. Robert Sataloff, a professor and chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Drexel University, told