Stroke in marijuana users linked to arterial stenosis
Marijuana is known to be linked with stroke. A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggests that it causes a different kind of stroke than in non-marijuana users.
Marijuana users are at risk of stroke caused by arterial stenosis.
The new study, the first to investigate differences in stroke between marijuana users and non-users, found that ischemic strokes in young adults who use marijuana are more likely to result from stenosis, or narrowing of the arteries in the skull, than strokes in non-users.
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the US. It consists of dried leaves, flowers, stems and seeds from the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. These contain the mind-altering chemical delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other related compounds.
Use is widespread among young people, growing numbers of whom believe that it is not...
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