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Cannabis Use and Stroke: Does a Risk Exist?
Conclusions: In people with cannabis use, the prevalence of ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke was 1.2% and 0.3%, respectively, higher than the prevalence of people without use (0.8% and 0.2%). There is insufficient information on timing, exposure, duration, and dose-responsive relationship.
Source: Journal of Addiction Medicine - March 1, 2022 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Hospital-based Buprenorphine/Naloxone Initiation in a Patient With Limited Communication Abilities: A Case Report
North America's opioid crisis highlights the profound need for low-barrier access to opioid agonist therapy (OAT) for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). This case describes a 33-year-old female with a history of opioid and stimulant use disorder admitted to hospital after a left middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke with resulting aphasia. After medical stabilization, she consented to buprenorphine/naloxone through limited verbal and written communication. After 14 days of titration, she was stabilized on 14 to 3.5 milligrams of buprenorphine/naloxone daily. Buprenorphine/naloxone initiation and titration is pati...
Source: Journal of Addiction Medicine - November 1, 2021 Category: Addiction Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research

Multiple Cerebral Infarcts in a Young Patient Associated With Marijuana Use
Cerebrovascular events associated with marijuana use have been reported previously. This association is plausible, but not well-established yet. A 14-year-old girl, long-term heavy cannabis user, presented with generalized tonic-clonic seizures and decreased level of consciousness a few hours after smoking cannabis. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed multiple areas of acute, subacute and chronic ischemic lesions in the left frontal lobe, basal ganglia, and corpus callosum. History of other illicit drug use and other known causes of stroke were ruled out. Cannabis might cause stroke through direct effects on the cerebr...
Source: Journal of Addiction Medicine - September 1, 2017 Category: Addiction Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research