Current Connection!! #2

In the article Marijuana smoking may increase stroke risk
for young adults" Ryan Jaslow of CBS news informs us of the harmful effects Marijuana may have on the body.

Ryan Jaslow states, "Marijuana may trigger strokes in young adults, according to preliminary research presented today at an international medical conference." The research done has proven that Marijuana use may not be as safe as people think. Dr. P. Alan Barber, a professor of clinical neurology at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, states,
"Cannabis has been thought by the public to be a relatively safe, although illegal substance, This study shows this might not be the case; it may lead to stroke." The way the research was gathered was by testing the stroke patients blood for weed traces. It showed that a lot of the patients had Marijuana in their system. If there is not a medical history of strokes in your faimly, Then it is more likely that smoking weed could be the problem.

Dr. Barber also states, "The researchers found 16 percent of the subjects who went to the hospital following a stroke episode had marijuana in their system." You may not think it but 16 percent is a lot. Having a storke shortly after having smoked weed raises the red flag for many who are trying to figure out if weed would be okay to make legal for recerational purposes. Also having strokes at such a young age also raises a flag and figuring that they have weed in thier system is just the futher proof they need.

A connection to this would be when they tried to say that smoking weed could cause schizophrenia. Dr. Jones states, Marijuana abuse is common among sufferers of schizophrenia and recent studies have shown that the psychoactive ingredient of marijuana can induce some symptoms of schizophrenia in healthy volunteers." Meaning that Marijuana abusers are more likely to become sick with a menatal illness.

In conclusion, One could say that yes abusing weed could leasd to an increased risk of stroke, but abusing weed could also lead to increase risk of schizophrenia. Also abuse of ciggaretes could lead to lung cancer, so one could say that it is not just smoking Marijuana, it is when you abuse Marijuana that the peoblems begin.