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The studys lead author, Dr. P. Alan Barber, a professor of clinical neurology at the University of Auckland, said he was interested in studying the link between stroke and marijuana after a curious incident of stroke occurred in one of his younger patients.
Date: Feb 06, 2013
Category: Health
Source: Google
Marijuana Use May More than Double the Risk of Stroke in Young Adults
"This is the first case-controlled study to show a possible link to the increased risk of stroke from cannabis," said lead author Dr. Alan Barber, a stroke neurologist and professor of clinical neurology at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, according to a news release.
"Sixteen percent of stroke patients had positive cannabis screens, compared with only 8 percent of control participants," said study author Dr. Alan Barber, a stroke neurologist and professor of clinical neurology at the University of Auckland.
he problem becomes, if we use these bonds and pay checks for the next three years, in the long term, we wouldn't have any money left to make further payments . So, after those three years were up there would be no more Social Security," said Alan Barber of The Center for Economic and Policy Research.