Young Men and Women Who Use Marijuana Stand a High Chance Of Suffering a Stroke Than Non-users
Young people who use Marijuana may have a higher risk of stroke, according to a new study published in the new journal stroke.
In the study, researchers looked at 43,000 adults’ ages 18 to 44 who had used Marijuana within the last 30 days.
The risk was even higher in frequent users.
Those who reported using weed more than 10 days a month were 2.5 times more likely to have a stroke than nonusers.
It’s possible that other habits, such as using cigarettes and drinking alcohol while also using cannabis has been linked to oxidative stress which plays a role in stoke.
Medics argue that young cannabis users who also use cigarettes or e-cigarettes, have other stroke risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity.
Physicians should ask patients if they use cannabis and counsel them about its potential stroke risk as part of regular doctors’ visits.
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