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Erin Prater

Marijuana addiction may raise the risk of a first heart attack or stroke by 60%

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Adults who are addicted to marijuana are at a 60% higher risk of having their first heart attack, stroke, or another major cardiovascular event compared with people without cannabis use disorder.

That’s according to a new study from University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine in Canada, published in the journal Addiction.

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