<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>studies Archives — Black Cannabis Magazine</title> <atom:link href="https://blackcannabismagazine.com/tag/studies/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://blackcannabismagazine.com/tag/studies/</link> <description>We educate, inform, empower + provide entertainment for our TRIBE. 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The study to be published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke is one […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://blackcannabismagazine.com/studies-pot-may-be-linked-to-strokes-heart-rhythm-disorders/">Studies: Pot May Be Linked to Strokes, Heart Rhythm Disorders</a> appeared first on <a href="https://blackcannabismagazine.com">Black Cannabis Magazine</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; padding: 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 30px; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Geneva, sans-seriff; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">By <span style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Geneva, sans-seriff; font-size: 10.720000267028809px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;">Diane Bernard, Public News Service – VA</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; padding: 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 30px; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Geneva, sans-seriff; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">ARLINGTON, Va. – Young people who use marijuana frequently are more than twice as likely to have a stroke compared with those who don’t use the drug at all, according to a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u><a style="color: #006600; transition: color 0.3s ease; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsroom.heart.org/news/cannabis-may-be-linked-to-strokes-and-heart-rhythm-disturbances-in-young-people" target="parent" rel="noopener noreferrer">new study</a></u>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>The study to be published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke is one of the first to specifically focus on the risk of stroke in cannabis users younger than age 45.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>A recent<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u><a style="color: #006600; transition: color 0.3s ease; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsroom.heart.org/news/cannabis-may-be-linked-to-strokes-and-heart-rhythm-disturbances-in-young-people" target="parent" rel="noopener noreferrer">second study</a></u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>found a link between marijuana use and an increased risk of heart rhythm problems in young adults.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Even though the studies are observational, they still are valuable because not much scientific information exists on health risks and cannabis use, according to Dr. Robert Harrington, president of the American Heart Association.</p> <p>“As we see that states are increasingly legalizing use of marijuana, in part because of assumed health benefits, we at the AHA feel that it’s important that those health benefits actually be confirmed,” he states.</p> <p> </p> <div id="attachment_1708" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1708" class="size-medium wp-image-1708" src="https://i0.wp.com/blackcannamag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/78546B9D-B360-4551-828D-C88406217256-300x200.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1" alt="" width="300" height="200" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blackcannabismagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/78546B9D-B360-4551-828D-C88406217256.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blackcannabismagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/78546B9D-B360-4551-828D-C88406217256.jpeg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/blackcannabismagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/78546B9D-B360-4551-828D-C88406217256.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blackcannabismagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/78546B9D-B360-4551-828D-C88406217256.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blackcannabismagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/78546B9D-B360-4551-828D-C88406217256.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/blackcannabismagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/78546B9D-B360-4551-828D-C88406217256.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1366&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/blackcannabismagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/78546B9D-B360-4551-828D-C88406217256.jpeg?w=1480&ssl=1 1480w, https://i0.wp.com/blackcannabismagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/78546B9D-B360-4551-828D-C88406217256.jpeg?w=2220&ssl=1 2220w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p id="caption-attachment-1708" class="wp-caption-text">Ed Kashi</p></div> <p>Researchers found that young people who used marijuana more than 10 days a month, but who did not use tobacco products, were nearly two and a half times more likely to have a stroke than people who did not use marijuana.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>The heart study found that young people between ages 15 and 34 who were diagnosed with cannabis use disorder, which is similar to alcoholism, had a 50% greater risk of being hospitalized for heart rhythm problems compared with non-users.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Researchers say cannabis use disorder is more common among white men ages 45 to 54.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><strong>However, in the study, young African-American men between 15 and 24 who frequently used marijuana had the greatest risk of being hospitalized for arrhythmia, according to Dr. Reginald Robinson, a cardiologist in Washington.</strong></p> <p>He says tainted pot could play a role.</p> <p style="text-align: left; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; padding: 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 30px; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Geneva, sans-seriff; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">“If someone’s buying marijuana off the street, there’s no way of determining whether it’s laced with PCP or cocaine or K2 or any other stimulant,” he points out.</p> <p>Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States, according to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u><a style="color: #006600; transition: color 0.3s ease; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/cbhsq-reports/NSDUHDetailedTabs2018R2/NSDUHDetTabsSect1pe2018.htm" target="parent" rel="noopener noreferrer">2018 National Survey of Drug Use and Health</a></u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>put out by the federal government. The survey shows its use is more prevalent among men than women.</p> <p style="text-align: left; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; padding: 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 30px; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Geneva, sans-seriff; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">This post <a href="https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-12-09/health/studies-pot-may-be-linked-to-strokes-heart-rhythm-disorders/a68557-1">Studies: Pot May Be Linked to Strokes, Heart Rhythm Disorders</a> appeared first on Publicnewsservice.org</p> <p>The post <a href="https://blackcannabismagazine.com/studies-pot-may-be-linked-to-strokes-heart-rhythm-disorders/">Studies: Pot May Be Linked to Strokes, Heart Rhythm Disorders</a> appeared first on <a href="https://blackcannabismagazine.com">Black Cannabis Magazine</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://blackcannabismagazine.com/studies-pot-may-be-linked-to-strokes-heart-rhythm-disorders/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1706</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss> <!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. 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