Marijuana Smoking Does Not Accelerate Progression Of Liver Disease In HIV-hepatitis C Coinfection: A Longitudinal Cohort Analysis

Key Findings

In this prospective analysis we found no evidence for an association between marijuana smoking and significant liver fibrosis progression in HIV/HCV coinfection. A slight increase in the hazard of cirrhosis and ESLD with higher intensity of marijuana smoking was attenuated after lagging marijuana exposure, suggesting that reverse causation due to self-medication could explain previous results.