Marijuana Use and the Risk of Early Ischemic Stroke: The Stroke Prevention in Young Adults Study

Stroke logo“Few studies have examined the dose-response and temporal relationships between marijuana use and ischemic stroke while controlling for important confounders, including the amount of tobacco smoking. The purpose of our study was to address these knowledge gaps.

Results: After adjusting for other risk factors, including the amount of current tobacco smoking, marijuana use was not associated with ischemic stroke, regardless of the timing of use in relationship to the stroke, including ever use, use within 30 days, and use within 24 hours.

Conclusions: These analyses do not demonstrate an association between marijuana use and an increased risk of early-onset ischemic stroke, although statistical power was limited for assessing the association among very heavy users.”

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34266309/

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.032811

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