HealthDay (9/28, Reinberg) reports a study published in the journal Addiction has “found that people with so-called cannabis use disorder may have a 60% higher risk for a heart attack, stroke or other major heart-related event, compared to those who don’t abuse the drug.” The study of “nearly 60,000 cannabis users” revealed that “during eight years of follow-up, 2.4% (721) of people with cannabis use disorder experienced a first-time heart attack, stroke or another major heart event, compared with 1.5% (458) who did not have cannabis use disorder.”
Related Links:
— “Heavy Marijuana Use May Harm the Heart,”Steven Reinberg, HealthDay, September 28, 2023