Friday, January 25th, 2013

Three articles that deal with health issues related to marijuana use.

CLINICAL
The Cannabis-Psychosis Link
By Marie-Josee Lynch, MD, Rachel A. Rabin, MSc, and Tony P. George, MD, FRCPC |January 12, 2012
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Cannabis, IQ link more than socioeconomics
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Anna Salleh
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Heartwire
Brain/Kidney/Peripheral
Pothead? Consider cannabis as cause of stroke in younger patients

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Strasbourg, France - Cannabis-related stroke is not a myth, and cannabis use should be considered a risk factor for inducing ischemic stroke, a new literature review concludes [1].
The review, published in the February 2013 issue of Stroke, was conducted by a team led by Dr Valérie Wolff (University Hospital of Strasbourg, France). Other recent research has linked marijuana use to risk of angina and ACS and to an increased risk of MI in younger adults.
Wolff commented that as most cannabis smokers are young, patients under 45 years of age presenting with symptoms of stroke should be asked about cannabis use and their urine tested for cannabinoids.
"It is important to establish if cannabis has been the cause, as they can reduce their risk of a subsequent stroke if they stop using the drug," she said.