Pain Linked to Cannabis Use in Young Adults

My Book Club Swapped Wine For Weed — Here's How It Went

I've smoked weed exactly once in my life, and I hated it. I was a freshman in college and the experience, fraught with intense feelings of panic and paranoia, meant it wouldn't be another ten years before I flirted with marijuana again, this time in the form of a few nibbles of a weed cookie. While I escaped all of the negative side effects from my first experience, I was so chilled out that I was practically glued to a chair for hours. It wasn…

Pain Linked to Cannabis Use in Young Adults

Young adults may seem healthy on the outside, but pain – both chronic and acute – is quietly influencing their choices. New research from Binghamton University reveals that pain is a powerful predictor of cannabis and even alcohol-cannabis co-use among emerging adults. As legalization expands and cultural perceptions shift, these findings uncover a hidden link [...]

Study: Cannabis consumers under 50 are 6 times more likely to have heart attack

People under age 50 who consume cannabis are 6.2 times more likely to experience a heart attack than individuals who do not, according to a study published by the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. It also found that cannabis users under 50 are 4.3 times more likely to experience an ischemic stroke and twice more likely to experience heart failure.  The study surveyed more than 4.6 million people under 50, and none had pre-existing c…

Study Links Cannabis Use to Higher Risk of Heart Attack in Adults Under 50

Adults under 50 who use marijuana may face a significantly higher risk of heart attack, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). Researchers analyzed data from more than 4.6 million adults and found that individuals under 50 who use cannabis were more than six times as likely to suffer a heart attack compared to non-users. The study also found that those who use cannabis are four times more …